CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study says that certain types of birth control pills are linked to cancer. The study found women who took high-dose pills had a 50 percent higher risk of breast cancer.

If you take contraceptive pills then be careful, because such medicines can increase the risk of breast cancer. Side Effects of Birth Control Pills: Women resort to birth control pills to balance ...

After quitting most methods of birth control, you’ll return to normal fertility within a few menstrual cycles or sooner. The ...

Male birth control is progressing. The first of its kind, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has been deemed safe for humans, Scientific American reported last month. But the question is, would ...

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 ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

A nationwide recall has been issued over a birth control packaging error. Officials warn the mistake can cause unintended pregnancies. Four lots of Drospirenone and ...

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 ...

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...

American women spend about five years either pregnant, trying to get pregnant or postpartum; contrast that with the three decades they spend trying to consciously avoid having a baby. That data, from ...