Hormonal birth control is widely used, but its effects can extend beyond pregnancy prevention. New research suggests that, ...

A new study linked birth control to an unusual risk of brain tumors.

Binge eating. Birth Control Pill also called oral contraceptive pill. Birth control pills are a daily medication taken to ...

Women taking active birth control pills reported more emotional eating, highlighting a possible link between hormones and ...

Combined oral contraceptives are associated with increased emotional eating, suggesting hormonal effects on eating behaviors ...

Researchers found emotional eating increased during hormone-containing birth control pill days, highlighting a possible link ...

Extended-cycle birth control pills involve taking one “active” pill daily for around 84 days before pausing for a 7-day break for withdrawal bleeding. After the break, the person begins taking the ...

For the first time, women in the US can walk into a store and buy a supply of birth control pills right off the shelf, without the need for a prescription or health insurance. Opill, the first oral ...

Study of 422 women using combined oral contraceptives found emotional eating was higher on hormone-containing pill days than ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

Q: I keep hearing that weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro can make birth control pills less effective. Is that ...