The TLDR: Vitamin D levels benefit from supplements (duh), but birth control with estrogen may also make a difference.

In which we squint into the distance and report on everything we see over yonder.

It’s something that I can do once a week and not think about it.

For women with certain medical conditions, some birth control types are riskier than others.

If you live in Oregon, you may be able to get the pill, the patch, or the ring straight from the pharmacy.

Women in Minnesota and Washington can use an app to get the pill, patch, or ring.

More good news from the left coast: Californians can get the pill, the patch, the ring, or the shot prescribed directly at the pharmacy.

Hormonal birth control methods are kinda like two happy families.

Period problems, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, breast cancer... There’s a method that can work for you.

The U.S. market says goodbye to one patch and hello to another. (And hopefully patch users will hardly even notice.)

The good, the bad, and the fine print.

If those skinny jeans are feeling a bit too skinny, don’t assume your birth control is the cause.