I thought birth control was a simple solution to preventing pregnancy, and I'm not alone, as an estimated 151 million women of reproductive age use oral hormonal contraceptives.

I’m considering just going off birth control and seeing what happens. Except I’m 49. Can I have a baby at 50? I’m not currently menopausal, and I know, in theory, I can get pregnant. I ...

People who rely on birth control to deal with other health conditions are particularly worried about how misinformation about the drugs has entered the political sphere.