Emergency contraception methods, like Plan B, help prevent pregnancy up to five days after having unprotected sex. (Photo: Getty Images) Although emergency contraception has been around for years — ...

Many states have passed legislation to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to individuals, instead of requiring a doctor’s prescription first. Telehealth ...

“Since most physicians don’t know that this is an option, patients don’t know about it. It’s safe, effective, and puts the ...

The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in stores and online this month. The medication, known as Opill, has a manufacturer’s ...

Birth control methods like the pill and intrauterine device (IUD) are very effective at preventing pregnancy, and they're generally safe. But not all of these methods are right for everyone. If you ...

A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover her curled up body. “When they forget to give you a blanket but you brought your ...

Deciding to start a family is exciting, and one of the first questions most couples have is how and when to stop contraception safely. The positive part is that for almost all methods, fertility ...

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday and gave states license to ban abortion—increasing the likelihood that many contraception methods like birth control pills and Plan B could be targeted ...

The Supreme Court reached a final ruling on Roe v. Wade Friday, overturning the 1973 landmark case that constitutionally established the right to abortion in the U.S. With this decision, abortion will ...

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...