On Monday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced that after 20 years, they were righting a medical ...

Following a massive 162 percent surge in prescriptions and a major FDA label reversal, a critical shortage of estradiol ...

Both high- and low-dose birth control pills prevent pregnancy equally well. For some people, low-dose birth control may have fewer side effects, like headaches and nausea, than high-dose birth control ...

Key Takeaways Long-term exposure to estrogen might protect brain health in womenWomen who took birth control pills had ...

ATLANTA — Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain younger women who ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Estrogen-progestin pills double postmenopausal women's chances of developing dangerous blood clots, and the risk is even higher for overweight patients and those over 60, researchers ...

Alexis Dunne always plans how to best treat her patients’ perimenopause and menopause symptoms. The Chicago-area physician wants to ensure that the hormone replacement therapy she prescribes helps ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.

Birth control pills are safe and effective for millions of women, but researchers are still working to understand how the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has begun proceedings to remove from the market the only estrogen-and-testosterone combination pill for sale in the United States. The agency has asked the company ...