The peak U.S. fertility rate, or the projection of how many children the median woman would have if current birth rates continued, hovered above 3.5 and then plunged to 1.74 in the bicentennial year ...

Fertility tracking is part of a slate of high-risk, low-reward family planning methods that have lately taken on a new sheen in the eyes of the federal government. After shutting down the department ...

No matter how the data was sliced, there was no change in birth weight after water fluoridation began, said Matthew Neidell, ...

The mom had stopped getting Pap smears after giving birth. When she was diagnosed with cancer twice, unusual pets helped keep her going: “They bring me so much happiness." ...

Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy when taken correctly. But some foods, drinks, and supplements can affect how well the pill works or increase unwanted side effects.

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 ...

More than 1000 women sued Pfizer due to the meningioma risks, which the FDA originally declined to add to the label in 2024. HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new ...

Gunda Georg and Narshimulu Cheryala, who directed much of the lab work to develop YCT-529 Around the world, roughly 121 million unintended pregnancies occurred each year between 2015 and 2019. Of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a major safety update to the label of Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control injection. Nearly 2,000 women have filed lawsuits against ...

The decision comes as Pfizer faces lawsuits from more than 1000 women who say the company knew about the risks and didn’t warn them. The agency signed off last week on a label update for 2 versions of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...

The FDA approved a label change for the birth control shot depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), which now warns about the risk of meningioma, according to a letter posted on the agency ...