If you're thinking about starting birth control, you may have a few lingering questions about what side effects you'll have to deal with after you go on it. And not all hormonal birth control users ...

Whether you have irregular periods, a super heavy flow or debilitating cramps, the common treatment prescribed to control your symptoms is birth control. Often, you can even use birth control to help ...

An early period may be due to lifestyle changes like periods of stress, strenuous exercise, or drastic weight changes that alter your hormone production. But early periods can also be caused by ...

Dr. Sophia Yen hasn't had a period for 11 years. She's promoting a movement called #PeriodsOptional. Experts say that placebo birth-control pills aren't necessary and that people can safely skip ...

Some experts have called the first 12 weeks after giving birth the fourth trimester. Your baby is getting used to life outside the womb and you’re adapting to life as a parent. This doesn’t cover the ...

While a short period could be an early sign of pregnancy, there are many other possible causes, including lifestyle factors, birth control, or a medical condition. The length of your period can ...

A proof-of-concept study shows the use of wearables with the hormone-free birth control app Natural Cycles can better predict ovulation. For years, an app called Natural Cycles has been assisting ...

Growing up with a uterus, you’re taught that getting your period is a sign of good health, with the added benefit of relaying that you’re not pregnant. But periods are costly, sometimes painful, and ...

As someone on a journey to zero-waste, Kate Hall struggled to find the perfect contraceptive. The packaging of the pill left behind plastic waste, and she was forced to abandon the birth control ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives, such as norethindrone, combined oral contraceptive pills, the contraceptive patch, and the birth control ring, may allow a person to delay their period. More research ...

We’ve all been there: You have a long-awaited tropical vacation, or maybe just a big life event that you know you’ll want to feel your best for, and you realize that it’s going to fall during that ...

Smiling black family with newborn baby in hospital Researchers examined factors associated with returning to the use of assisted reproductive therapy for a second child and cycle-specific and ...