A bill to codify access to contraceptives and fertility care passed the House of Representatives on April 10. One procedural Senate vote is still needed.

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering. Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't ...

Birth control pills must be taken at or around the same time each day, so women who use them and cross multiple time zones may be confused about how to keep on schedule - and protected from an ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet and collaborating Danish universities have conducted statistical research ...

Crews will install bait boxes with rat birth control in alleys behind several major stretches of Wicker Park and Bucktown.

Starting to take birth control pills mid-cycle is possible. However, a person should take certain factors into account, such as backup birth control. Birth control pills are a safe and effective ...

In some types of birth control pills, the last week of the pack usually consists of inactive or placebo pills. These pills do not contain any hormones. There are many different types of birth ...

(HealthDay News) — Five leaders at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stepped down last week, according to The Associated Press, which confirmed the departures through 2 ...

A person can expect changes to their vagina after giving birth. Common changes include perineal pain, pain during sex, bleeding, and vaginal dryness. According to the United Kingdom’s National ...

Intrauterine device (IUD) and Nexplanon are birth control options that can be used by teenagers. These devices are inserted into the uterus by a physician and can stay in place for several years.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, there were almost 1,000 births to women 50 and older. One woman named “Em” gave birth at 51 to two babies while ...