Pfizer’s battle over the safety label for its birth control injection has finally come to a close. The pharma giant announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved its new safety warning ...

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Any Brown student can schedule an appointment with Student Health Services to review various ...

Depo Provera Brain Tumor: Medroxyprogesterone acetate, a contraceptive injection containing the hormone progestin, is widely known by its brand name, Depo-Provera. Administered every three months, it ...

Is it true that you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding? Not necessarily. While breastfeeding, you can still get pregnant. However, the chances of conceiving are low. Injectable contraception for ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...