The study drug contained ethinyl estradiol (20 µg) and levonorgestrel (100 µg). The regimen consisted of 84 hormonally active pills followed by 7 days' worth of pills containing only ethinyl estradiol ...

The 20th century saw humanity develop in leaps and bounds, and without a doubt one of the most revoultionary advances was oral contraceptives, more commonly known as “the pill”. Until the 1980s, the ...

Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her ...

Modern-day estrogen oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are considered low-dose compared with previous iterations of the pill, with the majority of estrogen in combined oral contraceptives (COCs) being ...

If you’re considering birth control for the first time, or you’re looking to switch up the type of birth control you already have, finding the type of contraception that’s right for your body can feel ...

Combined estrogen-progestin as well as progestin-only contraceptive products are associated with a slightly increased risk of ischemic stroke and MI, a contemporary Danish study of more than 2 million ...

Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most ...

The mum of Áine Rose Hurst, 19, calls for clearer information about the pill's possible side effects.