side effects

Vaginal dryness can be one of the more common side effects of hormonal birth control methods (like the pill). Vaginal discharge and the lubrication that's produced during arousal are influenced by what's going on with our hormones (to at least some extent). When you're using a hormonal method of...

Mood changes are certainly one common side effect of the pill, and they're worse for some people than for others (and younger people can get hit particularly hard with those effects). I hear you on how you're feeling: way back when I was on the pill, and I was one of those who got whacked really...

You're considering a method or practice of pregnancy prevention, and want need to decide if you want to use a hormonal or nonhormonal method.

You know, hormonal birth control often reduces or inhibits sexual desire or arousal for the person using it, too. For some people, pretty substantially. It does so because of what it does to a body hormonally: the only way condoms inhibit arousal or libido is if a guy using them (or opting not to)...

One of the most common side effects of injectable birth control is that withdrawal bleeds (remember, you don't have real "periods" on birth control) may lighten or disappear entirely. A second extremely common side effect is spotting (sometimes called breakthrough bleeding) throughout a woman's...