Researchers from the University of Kansas have shown a link between reproductive hormone exposure throughout life and brain ...

For some women, using birth control pills comes with an unexpected side effect: stronger urges to overeat. A new Michigan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For up to 10% of women, however, hormone contraceptives can increase their risk of depression. Hormones, including estrogen and ...

Women actively taking a combined contraceptive pill seem more likely to emotionally eat, a new study has found.

This cohort study found associations between hormonal contraceptives and depression risk among first-time moms in the first year postpartum. Researchers found that initiating hormonal contraception ...

A new study suggests that some women may experience more emotionally driven eating while taking certain birth control pills.

Your pharmacist can now prescribe the pill and TerryWhite Chemmart Pharmacist Michelle Duncan Mitchelton tells WHO everything ...

Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

Hormonal vs non-hormonal contraception. Compared to nonhormonal contraception, hormonal contraception appears to pose a greater risk for increased seizure frequency in women with epilepsy. Compared to ...

As I sat perched at the edge of my bed, the tension that had been gripping the back of my head, neck and left shoulder felt like it was intensifying. Defeated at the thought of having to endure ...

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 ...