One of the most effective methods of birth control for women is the intrauterine device (IUD), also known as intrauterine contraception (IUC), or an intrauterine system (IUS).

The pregnant woman showed up at the medical center in flip-flops and in tears, after walking there to save bus fare.

WASHINGTON - The government is considering setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions, saying that newer pills appear to be less effective at preventing pregnancy than those approved decades ago.

Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — long-lasting and more effective birth control that you don’t have to remember to use every time, the nation’s leading gynecologists group said on Sept. 20.

While the primary purpose of birth control pills is to prevent pregnancy, they have several other uses as well. In fact, many women who do not need contraception take birth control pills for their non-contraceptive benefits alone.

While the primary purpose of birth control pills is to prevent pregnancy, they have several other uses as well. In fact, many women who do not need contraception take birth control pills for their non-contraceptive benefits alone.

For the Tea Party people who are vehemently against abortion: are they doing anything for the kids who are being born without their parents wanting the child other than yelling a lot about someone else’s rights? Adoption? Foster care? Anything?

For the Tea Party people who are vehemently against abortion: are they doing anything for the kids who are being born without their parents wanting the child other than yelling a lot about someone else’s rights? Adoption? Foster care? Anything?

CHANTILLY, Va. - A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind, even if a person has a prescription.

Teenage girls will be able to continue to get birth control in Arizona without a parent’s consent. House Majority Leader Steve Tully, R-Phoenix, said Wednesday he is scrapping his legislation which would have made it illegal for a doctor to prescribe any medication to anyone younger than 18 without the specific OK of a parent or guardian.

The makers of a popular birth-control patch warned millions of women Thursday that the patch exposes them to significantly higher doses of hormones and may put them at greater risk for blood clots and other serious side effects than previously disclosed.

The message comes too late for Mayra Mendoza.

First of all, women have always been a victim of the male sex drive. That's the first reason society should pay for my birth control.

State senators voted Monday to bar minors from getting birth control prescriptions or treatment for sexually transmitted diseases without parental permission.

BELLFLOWER, Calif. - A woman gave birth Monday to eight babies, only the second time in history octuplets have survived more than a few hours, doctors said.

Joshua Noah Holcomb was born at 8:19 a.m. on March 31, 2003, weighing 7 pounds and 3 ounces.

Music has always been a part of Destiny Martin’s life. So it made sense to bring her first child into the world with song. She even had the perfect one selected: the Beatles’ “In My Life.”

April 13, 2005

Joshua Noah Holcomb was born at 8:19 a.m. on March 31, 2003, weighing 7 pounds and 3 ounces. The next day, his mother, Rebecca Holcomb, then 22, handed the newborn to his adoptive mother.