Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back ...

Many women spend decades using birth control of one kind or another, except for when they’re trying to conceive or are pregnant. So when you know you’re done having babies or if you plan to stay child ...

A GOP Senate candidate from Minnesota has said that he finds the number of women on birth control "concerning" because the pills not only change female hormones, but also change the kind of men women ...

For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn't just about preventing pregnancy. The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her second child. In ...

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...