Imagine this scenario that untold numbers of women find themselves in each year. Maybe you had unprotected intercourse, or the condom broke, or maybe you accidentally missed taking a birth control ...

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, it's understandable that some people have been thinking about their birth ...

The world of emergency contraception extends far beyond the familiar Plan B option that many people immediately think of when considering pregnancy prevention after unprotected sex. While Plan B ...

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After former President Donald Trump won a second term in the White House last week, Kelly Cleland had two women in her neighborhood hit her up for Plan B. As the president of the American Society for ...

The use of emergency contraception can help prevent pregnancy before it begins. We'll explain how it works and who can use it. Katie covered all things how-to at CNET, with a focus on Social Security ...

May 23 (Reuters) - A large real-life test of birth control methods found more U.S. women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such as pills, patches and vaginal rings -- and the failure rate ...

Levonorgestrel, also known as the morning after pill is the first line emergency contraceptive pill to prevent pregnancy. It is available as an over-the-counter medication at local pharmacies. It is ...

You’ve been diligently taking your birth control at the same time every day, following all the rules to keep yourself protected. But what if your morning vitamins or that herbal supplement you take ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. St John's Wort, activated charcoal, and certain ...

Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday.Related video above: Get the ...

Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday. Levonorgestrel, often called ...