Less than half of female adolescents and young women can correctly answer questions about how contraceptives work, according ...

Common types of the contraceptive pill don't warn that it can lower libido. But research shows it does affect sex drive.

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) ...

GYN, a two-time breast cancer survivor, and a reality TV star on Bravo’s Married to Medicine. But ask her what truly drives ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a Food and Drug Administration review of mifepristone, a pill used in nearly two-thirds of abortions across the U.S.

Explore the history of birth control and the pioneering woman whose work transformed reproductive healthcare and women’s rights around the world.

Newsweek spoke to two women who allege a birth control injection caused benign brain tumors, sharing their experiences and its long-term effects.

Health Secretary rejects US president’s warning for women to avoid the painkiller as medical experts condemn ‘fearmongering’ ...