While we don't have hard scientific proof that birth control makes your boobs bigger, many people do report an increase in size, says Amy Roskin, MD, OB-GYN and Chief Medical Officer of women's ...

A female condom is one type of barrier method ... The pull-out method is a form of birth control in which a man takes their penis out of a woman's vagina before ejaculation. What Is the ...

Once the most popular female-controlled, over-the-counter form of birth control, the sponge was used by 6.4 million women between 1983 and 1995. It was discontinued when the original manufacturers ...

The new approach delivers the contraceptive hormonal medication levonorgestrel via what the researchers call “Self-assembling ...

Anthony Comstock dies, but his anti-birth control laws remain entrenched. March: In New York City a group of women form the National Birth Control League, an antecedent of the International ...

With an eye on what’s now being accomplished for male contraception, researchers may soon be able to deliver to women new forms of birth control that aren’t just more tolerable, but also more ...

If you smoke and are over the age of 35, birth control can increase your risk of blood clots and high blood pressure. In addition, some types of hormonal birth control, such as combination pills ...

Women in New York no longer need a doctor’s prescription to get birth control. Pharmacists throughout the state can now ...

Hormonal birth control involves everything from the pill and patch to the implant, IUD, and shot. There are two main types: One contains a type of synthetic progesterone called progestin ...

Historically, Black women have faced racial discrimination at the hands of reproductive healthcare providers, leading to an ongoing mistrust of the doctors they depend on for their birth control ...