Birth control certainly is not a new invention. Couples have experimented with various methods of preventing pregnancy since the dawn of civilization. Today, there are more, and safer, options ...

A new study confirms previous findings that hormonal birth control is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. While the vaginal ring and the patch had the highest cardiovascular ...

Estrogen-free birth control options may be a good fit if you can’t use birth control methods containing estrogen. They often contain artificial progesterone. Weigh the pros and cons before ...

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You may have heard that birth control pills can give you blood clots. This may seem shocking, since oral contraceptives are the most common type of birth control in the United States. The truth is ...