For some women, using birth control pills comes with an unexpected side effect: stronger urges to overeat. A new Michigan ...

Women actively taking a combined contraceptive pill seem more likely to emotionally eat, a new study has found.

Researchers find higher emotional eating scores during active pill use, though experts say the clinical significance remains ...

A new study from Michigan State University found increases in binge eating when taking hormone pills in the form of oral ...

Researchers have investigated whether hormone exposure throughout life may influence brain health many years later. The post ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that women taking active hormone birth control pills reported higher levels ...

One of the things we get wrong about estrogen is people think of estrogen as this thing that has to do with reproduction,” ...

At what age should a patient being treated for perimenopausal bleeding and other symptoms discontinue birth control pills? What tests do you recommend to confirm menopause?—ANN OSBORNE, NP, Concord, N ...

Learn more about oral contraceptives and the impact they can have on disordered eating, and how self-monitoring may help ...

Share on Pinterest A new rule proposed by the Biden-Harris administration could mean free over-the-counter birth control pills for millions of people. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Biden-Harris ...

Extended-cycle birth control pills involve taking one “active” pill daily for around 84 days before pausing for a 7-day break for withdrawal bleeding. After the break, the person begins taking the ...

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