When oral contraceptives first came out in 1960, the amount of estrogen and progestin was much higher than it is today causing weight gain for some.

Most birth control medications won't affect how much you weigh, but there are some exceptions that can cause weight fluctuations.

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Does Progesterone Cause Weight Gain? What to Know If you’ve recently ...

Reproductive immunologist Dr Victoria Male sets the record straight on the long-debated link between contraceptive pills and ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...

Myths about birth control have long proliferated in the US (thanks in part to the abysmal state of sex ed), but recent events have amplified their spread—namely, the rise of influencers sharing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to ...

Helsinki, Finland - Data from child-welfare clinics in Helsinki during the 1930s and 1940s is providing a welcome piece of the puzzle as to how weight and growth in infancy and childhood affects risk ...

When I finally decided to go on the pill, on my own terms, everything changed. From clearer skin to a newfound sense of ...

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver ...