June 23, 2012 — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its 2010 recommendations regarding the use of hormonal contraception among women at high risk for HIV infection. The ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis sheds light on the debated association between hormonal contraception and risk for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get without paying out of pocket has ...

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) ...

Indian Health Services today issued an updated policy to ensure that Native American women can obtain emergency contraception at IHS facilities. The update comes more than two years after a federal ...

What are the current guidelines for providing hormonal contraception to women older than 50 who have no medical contraindications? —Susan Kilburn, RN-C, APN, Henderson, Nev. Perimenopausal women who ...

WESTLAND, Mich. — For D’Asia Jackson, every day is a guessing game over whether excruciating pain will upend her life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Duchesnay, a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company with a long-standing commitment to women's health, member of Duchesnay Pharmaceutical Group (DPG), is proud to announce the Canadian launch of ...

When a symptom is common to so many different underlying causes, prescribing the symptom and not the cause does no lasting good. It masks without treating. And worse, it results in the decrease in ...