As young women turn to social media for birth control advice, doctors try to counter misinformation

Some women are quitting hormonal birth control, even though they're not ready for pregnancy. Doctors warn some may be swayed by misleading medical claims online.
NPR

Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...
Snopes.com

Birth Control Pill Causes Abortions?

On April 3, 2024, X (formerly Twitter) user Ben Zeisloft, an editor at conservative publication The Sentinel, published a post that revived a hotly debated issue related to abortion (archived): The ...
CBS News

Nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing, study finds

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...
Health on MSN

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Birth Control Pills—Nearly 27,000 Packs Affected

The combination birth control pills, manufactured by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, were recalled last month due to potential ...