TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Pharmacies in New Jersey are now allowed to sell hormonal contraceptive birth control without a prescription. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that removes the ...

The health policy nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation has released the results of its most recent Women’s Health Survey and the data show a 4% decrease in the use of oral contraceptives, down from 33% ...

The study sought to answer questions about how breast cancer risk differs by type of hormonal contraceptive. Doctors say the ...

Though pharmacists are allowed to prescribe birth control, we can boost the number who participate by offering guidance on state training, billing and workflow. Credit: Getty Images. The state ...

Changes are coming to pharmacies in Michigan as a new law will soon allow patients to obtain birth control directly from pharmacists without needing a doctor's prescription. The legislation, signed by ...

Sarah Slater and her daughter Trinity McClellan, 12, both use birth control to curb symptoms caused by chronic period pain. Using birth control is life or death for Kendall Hantelman. She was ...

Singer-songwriter Lorde, in a May Rolling Stones profile, opened up about her decision to stop taking hormonal birth control ...

A college student who wants to see her regular ob-gyn and take her birth control pills to campus with her. A busy parent who can’t make it to the pharmacy after picking the kids up from child care. A ...

Navigating the world of birth control can be overwhelming, especially given the sheer variety of options available today. From hormonal methods like the pill and patch to long-term solutions like IUDs ...

After starting hormonal birth control, I had no idea the extent of sadness I was bound to experience. My day-to-day lifestyle changed drastically. Any task, no matter how simple, feels too heavy of a ...