If you're a typical user of birth control pills, pulling out could offer a little more protection. But if you're on a birth control method like an IUD or implant, then it's not necessary. This is ...

Two batches of the prescription birth control Tydemy have been recalled over fears that their reduced potency could result in unexpected pregnancy. The Food and Drug Administration issued its warning ...

Birth control effectiveness varies by method, with implants, IUDs, and sterilization preventing pregnancy over 99% of the time. Pills, patches, and condoms are also reliable but depend more on correct ...

A new male contraceptive was found to be 100% effective in mice. The pill works by stopping sperm from swimming effectively, and is non-hormonal. It worked between 30 minutes to an hour after the mice ...

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the ...

Women of childbearing age should take heed of several GLP-1 warnings. Anecdotes abound about “Ozempic babies”—when women wound up with unplanned pregnancies while taking both birth-control and the ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor ...

Fertility awareness may be effective for birth control if people use it correctly and consistently, particularly if they use a combination of methods. Fertility awareness is a method for recognizing ...

NEW YORK — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product.

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 ...