Birth control is so personal. As a family physician, I talk to my patients about birth control all the time. And the more I do it, the more I've come to realize that no two patients are alike.

A person may find a more effective way to prevent pregnancy by switching birth control methods. Every birth control method works slightly differently and each has potential benefits and side effects.

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects up to 12 percent of reproductive Americans with female sex organs. When diagnosing PCOS, doctors look for two or more of the following: high levels of ...

While you may hope you never need it, it’s important to know about backup birth control-- what your choices are, which type works best, and when to use it. Even the most careful couples can make a ...

Although many birth control options are available, 2018 research suggests that females bear most of the burden of contraception in heterosexual relationships in the United States. However, males can ...

For the uninitiated, the pull-out method hinges on the penis-owner pulling their pecker out of their partner before ...

Scientists at Virginia Tech may have just made it easier to fight the world's deadliest animal: the mosquito. Only female ...

Emotionally abusive partners seek power and dominance. They use different methods of control to keep you entangled and stuck.