Thousands of Tydemy brand birth control pills have been recalled, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday, after testing by drugmaker Lupin Pharmaceuticals found that two lots they made of the ...

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

The FDA has approved Opill, also known as the Minipill, for over-the-counter access without a prescription in the United States. Opill has been available in other countries for more than half a decade ...

Abortion is a procedure to terminate a pregnancy. Birth control and emergency contraception do not end a pregnancy — they prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place. Birth control pills and ...

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing women to get birth control pills in the U.S. without a prescription. "It's a very exciting historic moment for ...

Ten years after scrapping its controversial one-child policy, China’s policymakers are scrambling to reverse the country’s ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

More than 53,000 eligible Manitobans have accessed birth control at no cost in the first year of the provincial government's ...

Starting January 1, Beijing will impose a tax on contraceptives, risking limiting access to condoms in a country where 97% of ...

New study reveals over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching previously unprotected women, especially in rural areas ...

It’s a taxing time for sweethearts in China. After a 30-year exemption, the country is slapping a 13% sales tax on condoms, birth control pills and devices, hoping to boost its declining birth rates ...

Oregon Health Plan members can now get over-the-counter birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies, for free and without a prescription required.