A hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A metabolite has just concluded its first safety trial in humans, getting a step closer to increasing ...

The birth control pill was created in 1960 as a way for women to control their menstrual cycle, help alleviate hormonal imbalance symptoms and, of course, to prevent pregnancy. These small pills, ...

A picture of a popular birth control pill in the Philippines has been misleadingly featured in posts about a study that found ...

The sudden death of a healthy young student from Cork in the middle of her Leaving Certificate exams last year may be linked ...

Federal laws protect access to contraception services, but coverage in private health insurance plans varies widely, ...

Our culture hasn’t been comfortable talking about menstruation, to the detriment of people’s health—but things are changing ...

It's no surprise then that Love Island viewers have often pondered how the villa's female contestants manage their menstrual cycles. For many, the thought of being filmed round-the-clock in swimwear ...

Former civil servant Sharon Gaffka appeared on Season 7 of Love Island back in 2021, alongside the likes of Chloe Burrows, Liberty Poole and Millie Court. Addressing a fan question on TikTok asking ...

While the classification was made over a decade ago, viral posts on social media have claimed that the birth control pill has ...

Women who use an oral contraceptive might want to consider using a back-up method after starting a weight loss drug.

We spoke with a women’s health GP to learn about the key factors that can affect the effectiveness of hormonal contraception.

Oral contraceptives have been effectively preventing pregnancy for more than 65 years, but it has only been in the past 10 that scientists – many of them women – have started to seriously ...