Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third ...

Post–birth control syndrome, or PBCS, affects an estimated 1 in 5 women. It covers what happens when someone goes off ...

The postpartum period presents a critical window to mitigate the long-term risk of metabolic disorders in women with a history of gestational diabetes ...

In a changing health care landscape, understanding all available options for emergency contraception has become more important than ever. While Plan B remains widely known, medical experts want to ...

Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control ... health services to postpartum women.

Natural Cycles uses a proprietary algorithm and daily body temperature readings to track ovulation and identify fertile ...

Marianne Faithfull doubles her total number of career appearances on one U.K. music chart just days ... [+] after her death as Broken English debuts. English actress and singer Marianne Faithfull ...

LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills Wednesday addressing birth control access and maternity care options. Overall, the collection of bills is intended to ...

Breastfeeding women may choose to use a progestin-only method of contraception before 6 weeks postpartum if they are at risk for ovulation and an unplanned pregnancy and no other method of ...

grow, as it debuts on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart this week. NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Actor, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda is seen on stage during "Hamilton" GRAMMY performance for The ...

Since the 1960s, the contraceptive pill has been hailed as the gateway to sexual liberation and female empowerment – and has prevented millions of unwanted pregnancies. But in the UK ...

Another WHO study compared progestin-only contraceptive methods that were initiated at 6 weeks postpartum to nonhormonal methods of contraception (e.g., IUD). After 6 weeks of treatment ...