Canadian youth need access to free contraceptives: Canadian Paediatric Society
The Canadian Paediatric Society says all contraceptives, including condoms, should be free to people under 25. Continue reading
Birth Control
Birth control prices to climb at Middlesex London Health Unit
The health unit says there isn’t anything it can do about the price increase and is chalking it up to an increase in manufacturing costs. Continue reading
‘The migraines stopped’: Why more women have gone off birth control pills
The number of Canadian women taking birth control pills has dropped in recent years. Continue reading
You can skip the sugar pills in your birth control, and choose to have fewer periods
There is no medical reason to have a period every month if you’re on the Pill, doctors say, and many women use birth control pills to have fewer periods. Continue reading
Judge blocks Trump rules on birth control in 13 states including California, New York
“Today’s court ruling stops another attempt by the Trump Administration to trample on women’s access to basic reproductive care,” California’s attorney general said. Continue reading
IUDs best birth control for teens: Paediatric Society
By Cami Kepke Reporter
“So, somebody comes into your office wanting birth control, why are you giving them the birth control pill when there’s something that is 20 times better?” Continue reading
Pharmacists in Saskatchewan can now prescribe birth control and UTI medication
By Katelyn Wilson Reporter
For women in Saskatchewan, accessing birth control is getting easier as pharmacists in the province are now able to prescribe hormonal contraceptives. Continue reading
Health Canada recommends women check Alysena 21 and 28 birth control for chipped pills
Health Canada is warning women who take Alysena 21 and Alysena 28 birth control to carefully check their pills before taking them. Continue reading
Birth control pills: The risks and benefits of taking oral contraception
Oral contraceptives are one of the most frequently used prescribed medications by Canadian women, according to Statistics Canada, but there are still a lot of questions surrounding them. Continue reading
Broken or too-small Alesse birth control pills reported to Health Canada
The government says it’s received complaints that in packages of both Alesse 21 and Alesse 28, there has been at least one pill that is roughly half the size of the others. Continue reading