Thanks to the commercials that provide a seemingly endless list of side effects for many medications, most people are aware that taking medications can cause changes in your body that are not the intended result of the medication. These changes,...
Women of child-bearing age often want to prevent pregnancy until they are ready to have children, but not everyone wants to remember to take a pill each day, hassle with buying condoms, or regularly replace patches or rings. Intrauterine devices...
Each year, approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression, and an estimated one out of every eight women will develop clinical depression at some point in their lifetime. Women between the ages of 25 to 44,...
Women of child-bearing age who want to prevent pregnancy, regulate their periods, or treat hormonal acne often turn to oral contraceptives like the birth control pill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 64.9 percent of...
Hormonal contraceptives, including the birth control pill, are the second most popular form of contraception for women between the ages of 15 and 49. An estimated 64.9 percent of women in this age range are currently using contraception, according to...
