The contraceptive pill first became available in 1960. It uses female hormones to control fertility (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) Today, during a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee ...

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(Reuters) - CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management subsidiary of CVS Health Corp, will add Perrigo's birth control pill to its preventive services oral contraceptives list and make it available ...

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More recent research shows that progesterone-only contraception — including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the so-called mini pill — may also raise breast cancer risk, possibly even more so than ...

Perrrigo’s Opill over-the-counter birth control pill is now available at pharmacies, including CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart. CVS Health said its drug plans will cover the first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seven percent of women reported discontinuing oral contraceptives due to weight gain. Women with overweight or ...

A large portion of women in the U.S. take oral contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy and manage menstruation. New research by Handy and colleagues (2023) published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine ...

Female athletes taking birth control pills were five times less likely to develop muscle or tendon injuries. But are the benefits worth the risks? Women are more prone to ligament injuries, such as ...