Emergency contraception methods, like Plan B, help prevent pregnancy up to five days after having unprotected sex. (Photo: Getty Images) Although emergency contraception has been around for years — ...

If you’re considering birth control for the first time, or you’re looking to switch up the type of birth control you already have, finding the type of contraception that’s right for your body can feel ...

Many birth control pill packs have three weeks of active pills that contain either progestin or estrogen. A combination pill ...

Modern-day estrogen oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are considered low-dose compared with previous iterations of the pill, with the majority of estrogen in combined oral contraceptives (COCs) being ...

Contraception is one of the most widely used medical goods in the world, availed by 95 percent of women (see note 1) in the US. Despite birth controls’ enormous health and social benefits, 60 years ...

Although emergency contraception has been around for years — the FDA approved it as a prescription pill in 1998, followed by an over-the-counter option in 2006 — there are still some people who either ...