Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. One of the simplest, most effective and inexpensive birth control methods happens about a ...

Birth control effectiveness varies by method, with implants, IUDs, and sterilization preventing pregnancy over 99% of the time. Pills, patches, and condoms are also reliable but depend more on correct ...

Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

Demonisation” of the contraceptive pill on social media is one of several factors creating a lucrative market for ...

Soon after the first oral contraceptive was approved in 1960, The Pill quickly became one of the world’s most popular birth control methods. More than 100 million women worldwide have used it, and ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...

Can you get pregnant while using birth control? The short answer is yes. And it happens quite often. Almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned. And for almost half of those ...