Birth Control Pills

• Seasonique birth control recalled in Canada over missing pills

  Health Canada is warning the public after one lot of Seasonique birth control pills was recalled across the country due to a packaging error that left two pills missing.

  Health

  May 3, 2025
  
• Birth control pills may alter how women perceive fear. Here’s how

  Birth control pills may affect the brain's fear-regulating regions in women, potentially increasing the risk of anxiety and stress-related disorders, according to a study.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2023
  
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• ‘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.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2019
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• 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.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2019
• 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.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2018
• 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.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2018
• Reality Check: Should some prescription drugs become available over-the-counter?

  A new study says up to a billion dollars could be saved by making some common drugs available over-the-counter, instead of requiring a prescription. But experts say it's not worth the risk.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2017