The FDA on April 9 restricted the sale and distribution of Bayer’s permanent birth control device Essure to ensure women are well-informed of the device’s risks before choosing the contraceptive ...

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At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, Leverkusen, Germany-based Bayer will now add a box warning and patient decision checklist to the label of its permanent birth control device Essure.

Although some birth control methods can be costly without insurance, free or lower cost options are available. Many clinics, health centers, and programs provide free or lower cost birth control for ...

Social media users advising women to get IUDs before Trump takes office. — -- Online searches for long-acting birth control devices spiked significantly in the hours after the presidential ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - New research about a popular birth control method suggests it comes with a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. A study published in the medical journal JAMA shows a 40% ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota women are among thousands nationwide who say they they've suffered serious complications because of a popular birth control device. And a Minnesota expert tells KARE 11 that ...

Medically reviewed by Khadeja Haye, MD Key Takeaways Birth control pills can take up to a week to start working if not taken ...

Side effects are possible with any contraceptive. However, popular myths and misconceptions have led many to believe that the risks of certain side effects are more likely than the evidence suggests.

The election of former President Donald Trump to a second term has put a spotlight on what his return to the White House may look like, particularly when it comes to women's health. Online searches ...

Hormonal birth control is a method of preventing pregnancy. Some types of antibiotics and other medications can interact with hormonal birth control, causing it to be less effective. Birth control, or ...

Denmark will compensate victims in a decades-long scandal in which thousands of Greenlandic girls and young women were fitted ...