So, say you take your pill at 8 a.m. every day; if the next day you take it after 11 a.m., you’ll have to use a backup birth control method for 48 hours (while continuing to take Opill as directed).

Birth Control Pills. You may have heard that some could curb your milk supply, which would make it harder to feed your baby. ... So, it’s wise for all women -- even those who bottle-feed ...

Combination birth control pills, or the pill for short, are oral contraceptives that prevent pregnancy. If you’re considering your birth control options, the pill is one of the most common and ...

And the first birth control pill clinical trials were conducted in Puerto Rico among women who were relatively poor. So that sort of feeds into what’s going on here in the 1960s.

“The birth control pill is a daily hormone-based medication that's used by a person with ovaries and a uterus to prevent pregnancy,” says Dr. Gina Frugoni, MD, an assistant professor of ...

“The birth control pill is a daily hormone-based medication that's used by a person with ovaries and a uterus to prevent ...

The birth control pill itself evolved in the years that followed. It contains progestin, which mimics progesterone — a hormone that controls much of the reproductive cycle — and a synthetic ...