The Free Birth Society advised pregnant women to avoid doctors and midwives, with deadly consequences. The bigger tragedy is the brutal system the women were so desperate to flee.

Communist China is slapping a 13 percent value-added tax on condoms and birth control pills at the start of 2026 in a ...

The move comes amid a falling birth rate and demographic crisis, but experts say higher prices are unlikely to encourage ...

For many Chinese citizens, the move feels contradictory. The same state that is urging people to marry and have children is ...

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained ...

After years of worrying that running or sneezing would leave me needing fresh underwear, a quick, minimally invasive procedure changed my life ...

If you’ve been scrolling TikTok or Reels lately, you’ve probably seen trending videos claiming that birth control is “toxic” and that going natural is the ultimate empowered move. Suddenly, everyone ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

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 ...

Women who use Depo-Provera face a higher risk of developing a slow-growing brain tumor, according to a new study that comes as the contraceptive’s maker, Pfizer, faces hundreds of lawsuits claiming ...