China taxes condoms and cuts childcare costs to boost country's plummeting birth rate

Condoms and contraceptive pills will now be subject to a 13 per cent value-added tax, the standard rate applied to most ...

Can you drink alcohol with your PCOS medication? Gynaecologist shares if it's safe to consume birth control pills

If you're on PCOS medication, you may be confused if it's safe to consume alcohol. A gynaecologist reveals whether it's worth ...

China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.

China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse

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

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax ...
Self

No, Birth Control Won’t Make You Attracted to the ‘Wrong’ Person

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 ...
UC San Francisco

Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...
The New York Times

‘Who Am I Without Birth Control?’

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...
Forbes

Trump Policies Threaten Birth Control Access In U.S. And Abroad

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Trump administration is taking steps to limit family planning services both domestically and internationally. When the most ...
Forbes

Natural Cycles And The Rise Of Hormone-Free Birth Control

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geri Stengel writes about the success factors of women entrepreneurs. Track your cycle with confidence — Natural Cycles pairs with ...
CNN

Over-the-counter birth control pills have been available in the US for over a year. Here’s who’s using them

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...
Women's Health

Does Birth Control Impact Your Workout Performance? What Doctors Want You To Know

Thanks to TikToks, sketchy health blogs, and Thanksgiving soapboxes courtesy of your toxic aunt, the rumor that birth control affects your ability to perform athletically has been spread far and wide ...