In the 1970s, the contraceptive pill was the most frequently used method of contraception in Western countries; in Germany, for example, one in three women used "the pill." It is safe and reliable, ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Amy Peckham-Driver was 14 when excruciating period pains caused her to pass out in a toilet at school. She asked doctors if it could be endometriosis but was told she was too young and was given the ...

Preventeza just joined Plan B One-Step and others as an emergency contraception pill option for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Here's what you need to know about the new "morning-after" ...

Australia's top doctors' group has lashed a state government's move to allow women seeking the contraceptive pill to bypass general practitioners.

Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seven percent of women reported discontinuing oral contraceptives due to weight gain. Women with overweight or ...

Temple University students now have access to a vending machine that dispenses emergency contraception pills, according to ...

Hurst took a break in 2024 following advice from Bolton GP Federation nurse Emma Walker, however, only for her assertion to be countered a month later by her GP, Dr Moyinoluwa Oluwaseyi Onayade, who ...

Women will be able to see a pharmacist instead of a doctor to access the pill, but the move has doctors worried.

Women getting the contraceptive pill for the first time will be able to access it from Victorian pharmacies without a prescription from July in a move that has "alarmed" GPs.