Huge new study on breast cancer and birth control shows how science can be distorted

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

No, Birth Control Won’t Make You Attracted to the ‘Wrong’ Person

There’s certainly nothing wrong with avoiding birth control, taking a non-hormonal approach to it, or having a large family.

HealthTok is all over hormonal birth control’s side effects. What’s the science?

Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check ...
USA Today

Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...
NPR

As young women turn to social media for birth control advice, doctors try to counter misinformation

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...
PBS

Examining the facts about contraceptives as birth control misinformation spreads online

The birth control pill is one of the most common forms of contraception in the U.S. But in recent years, claims of side effects of the pill have filled social media platforms, often fueled by ...
Houston Public Media

Influencers criticize birth control and push 'natural' methods. Here's what to know

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...
Teen Vogue

Birth Control Facts and Myths: An OBGYN Answers Your Biggest Birth Control Questions

There are countless posts on social media about taking a “break” or doing a “cleanse” from birth control, and how hormonal birth control is “unnatural” – but this is not helpful advice. If you are on ...
New Republic

The Battle for Birth Control Could Have Gone Differently

On its face, The Icon and the Idealist is not a book about abortion. Thanks to advances in technology and medical knowledge, Americans have become accustomed to an ideological separation between ...
The Minnesota DailyOpinion

Opinion: Combating birth control negativity

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

Part 1: Breaking ground on birth control for men

This is the first in a two-part episode on Male Birth Control. The next episode will be released 9/26. GRACE AIGNER: Hi everyone! I’m Grace Aigner from the Minnesota Daily, and you’re listening to In ...

‘Stuck with condoms and vasectomies’ – Researchers working on better birth control choices for men

When it comes to birth control, it’s estimated that women bear 80% of the responsibility in relationships.But that could be ...