Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

For over 60 years, hormonal birth control has been sold as a quick fix for acne, reproductive health conditions, pregnancy prevention, or simply the inconvenience of periods. Yet women are beginning ...

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 ...

Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check out the most popular videos on the subject, and you'll hear horror stories ...

About 60 percent of women in the U.S. take hormonal birth control, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 60 percent of women in the U.S. take hormonal birth control, per the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An upcoming lecture at the University of Texas is exploring the less talked about impacts of birth control on a woman’s body. The Hot Science Cool Talks lecture, taking place Nov. 15 ...

A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover her curled up body. “When they forget to give you a blanket but you brought your ...

The birth control pill is one of the most common forms of contraception in the U.S. But in recent years, claims of side effects of the pill have filled social media platforms, often fueled by ...