OB-GYN shares birth control tips and advice for patients

With several birth control options available, doctors say some methods are more effective than others and have different side effects.
PolitiFact

The birth control pill and cancer: What are the risks?

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

Young women are shunning birth control because of the ‘nocebo effect’

In the case of birth control, it’s especially hard to tell fact from fiction or legitimate medical concern from TikTok hot air.
The Orion

Let’s Talk Periods

If you’ve ever missed class because of painful period cramps, Googled birth control side effects, or felt confused tracking your cycle, a new menstrual health event at Chico State hopes to give ...

Trying to decide which birth control option is right for you? Here’s how to choose

There are more safe and effective options than ever before but what’s safe for one person may not be the best option for ...