Women who use Depo-Provera face a higher risk of developing a slow-growing brain tumor, according to a new study that comes ...

Share on Pinterest Hormonal birth control has been associated with stroke and heart attack risk, but the overall risk remains low. SDI Productions/Getty Images New research suggests combined oral ...

Social media is full of myths about contraception. Dr. Jackie Walters says it’s time to trust science—not internet hearsay—to protect your reproductive health.

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of ...

UCSF radiation oncologist David Raleigh, MD, PhD, studies the link between brain tumors and injectable birth control.

Some women believe the birth control shot caused their meningiomas, a tumor that grows from the lining of the brain.

Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives ...

Studies have linked a type of injectable birth control with meningioma, while the manufacturer says the claims are “without merit” Getty The injectable birth control medroxyprogesterone acetate, which ...

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 ...

With some methods — like the birth control pill – pulling out may add an additional layer of safety. Here's when it makes ...

The side effects of birth control include spotting, headaches, missed periods, mood swings, nausea, and more.