If you accidentally take two birth control pills, don’t worry too much. This should not change their effectiveness against pregnancy or affect your period. Here’s what you should do next.

That depends on the type. If you take combination birth control pills, a pill that’s taken more than 24 hours after your last pill is considered late. With progestin-only pills (aka the minipill ...

“I want a new birth control implant placed ASAP,” she said. “The one you have already in your arm is still effective until 2026,” I said. “I need it now, before anything changes,” she sai ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her husband Conor Pewarski welcomed a healthy baby girl on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, a spokesperson for the City of Boston said, “Yesterday at 2pm, Mayor Wu ...

BOSTON – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave birth Monday afternoon to a healthy baby girl, her office announced. Wu and her husband Conor welcomed baby Mira Wu Pewarski around 2 p.m. The couple ...

If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected]. The White House has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have ensured private health insurance plans cover birth control when it is ...

New research has highlighted a notable shift in contraception use from traditional hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness-based methods, also known as natural ...

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The data, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, shows a "shift" in contraception use in the last five years, from "more reliable" hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, to "fertility ...

While birth control is highly effective, no contraceptive method is 100% guaranteed to prevent pregnancy. Each method has a different success rate, and factors like forgetting a pill can increase the ...

Trump’s approach would reduce the availability of contraception and likely increase maternal mortality and cervical cancer. When he was president in 2017, Trump framed similar cuts as ...