The popularity of YouTube pregnancy announcements may also help foster an environment that's friendlier to the growing number of women who are waiting longer to have kids. While women were, on average ...

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For example, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exclusively breastfed ... including baby weight gain per month from birth through age 2. You may be surprised ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

There are countless posts on social media about taking a “break” or doing a “cleanse” from birth control, and how hormonal birth control is “unnatural” – but this is not helpful advice.

Staff across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered ... The sweeping directive to implement the order was issued by the CDC's Deputy Director for Global Health John Nkengasong ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Monday enabling Michigan pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives. House Bill 5436 signed by Whitmer will allow pharmacists to issue prescriptions ...

Some people may experience a change in breast size as a temporary side effect when taking birth control pills. It can take several months for breasts to return to their regular size. Although ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian ...

The underlying legislation, House Bill 1169, would establish a statewide, taxpayer-funded “Access to Birth Control Program” to expand birth control options for Indiana residents earning at or ...

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice ...