Medically reviewed by Laura Young, MD Key Takeaways Birth control effectiveness varies by method, with implants, IUDs, and ...

Opinion writer Olivia Roderick shares her personal experience with birth control. Although she initially struggled with whether or not to stay on it despite the effects it had on her ...

Nexplanon (etonogestrel) is a prescription birth control implant that’s used to help prevent pregnancy. This drug can interact with other medications and some supplements. For example, Nexplanon can ...

Birth control is going to become much more accessible in 2024. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first over-the-counter non-prescription birth control pill, Opill. It was approved ...

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 ...

A clinic at NSA Naples offers various forms of birth control. (Aaliyah Essex/Navy) For most insured American women, paying for birth control is a thing of the past. But a key demographic is still ...

With more than 400 million tags on TikTok and nearly 95,000 on Instagram, you’ve probably heard about cycle syncing, which refers to timing workouts to the phases of the menstrual cycle—menstruation, ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Hormonal birth control has always been the norm for many but as personalized wellness grows, researchers and clinicians have ...

Oct. 18, 2023 – For women who are obese, daily life is wrought with landmines. Whether it’s the challenges of air travel because plane seats are too small, the need to shield themselves from the world ...