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Four couples describe why they chose sterilization surgery – and how they decided which of them would get it

For people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), every month involves a struggle: feeling low and hopeless, navigating a minefield of intrusive thoughts and emotions, feeling so tired and overwhelmed that they are reduced to tears. The symptoms — which can also include depressed mood, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, sleep disturbances,…

Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.

A woman turned to the internet for advice after her boyfriend insisted that she change her birth control in order to no longer have a period. The post “Good Luck Finding A Girl Who Doesn’t Have A Period”: Woman Dumps BF Over Dumb Stance On Periods first appeared on Bored…

A recent study found that the rate of women 18 to 30 getting tubal ligations doubled following the Dobbs decision

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal contraceptives to manage a variety of symptoms related to menstruation,…

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

As women in the UK are hit by the great ‘Ozempic pregnancy scare’ sweeping the US, fertility experts warn of its potential risks

The Right to Contraception Act failed to pass, worrying reproductive rights experts about access in the future