When stopping birth control, your cycle may take time to return to its natural rhythm. Stress, body weight changes, or underlying health conditions can affect your menstrual cycle. It’s possible to ...

The moment you start thinking about getting pregnant, one of the first questions that pops up is surprisingly simple: When should I stop using contraceptives? It sounds like an easy decision, but your ...

The decision to stop taking birth control is a personal one, says Nicole Noyes, MD, Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwell Health. Some people stop taking the pill if they ...

Last Wednesday, Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper dropped a solo episode where she shared that she decided to come off birth control to start trying for a baby. There was just one problem: Shortly after ...

Since the approval of the first birth control pill in the 1960s, millions of women have relied on hormonal contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies, regulate periods and manage other health ...