Birth control pills are the most common medications prescribed to women. Hundreds of thousands of women take these tiny pills to avoid pregnancy. They offer freedom, convenience, and peace of mind in ...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is said to be the major cause of infertility and irregular menstrual cycle in women. Hormonal imbalance is the primary cause behind it. There are many treatment ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

If you’ve ever walked into a doctor’s appointment with a very personal question to ask, you know that those conversations aren’t always easy to start. That’s especially true when the question has to ...

Physicians usually require an annual pelvic exam before prescribing oral birth control to women, but the two practices have no medical reason to be linked. Indeed, according to a consortium of ...

I can hardly remember a time when I wasn’t on birth control. Doctors put me on the pill at 16 to help manage the agonisingly heavy periods that had plagued me since I was 11 years old. For me, getting ...