Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geri Stengel writes about the success factors of women entrepreneurs. For decades, women seeking long-acting birth control have ...

Navigating the world of birth control can be overwhelming, especially given the sheer variety of options available today. From hormonal methods like the pill and patch to long-term solutions like IUDs ...

Taking charge of your reproductive health is a personal priority for many women. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a form of long-acting contraception and the reasons women choose them are as personal ...

How IUDs affect your period can depend on the type of IUD you get. Some people stop getting their period, while others may have a lighter flow. A few things about IUDs are certain. For one thing, the ...

If you’ve ever walked into a doctor’s appointment with a very personal question to ask, you know that those conversations aren’t always easy to start. That’s especially true when the question has to ...

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...

After getting an IUD, one woman started noticing unexpected hair changes – in places she'd already had laser removal. Here’s why it happens, and what to know before you book in I can hardly remember a ...

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.

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...

Almost every day for months following the insertion of a intra-uterine device (IUD), Emma Condliffe woke up in agony. The searing, strange ache emanating from her uterus didn't feel normal and she ...