By the end of this year, Essure, a permanent birth control device approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002, will no longer be produced and sold in the United States.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is restricting the sale and distribution of a permanent, implantable device used to prevent pregnancy.

Pregnant women in the United States may face a higher risk for Zika virus than previously thought, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Treating mildly low thyroid function during pregnancy might not be worth the trouble, according to a new study.

Children of moms who had good folate levels during pregnancy may have a lower risk for childhood obesity, a new study found.

Dropping some weight may improve chances of pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are overweight or obese, according to new research.

For babies younger than 6 months, influenza vaccination has not been proven to be successful. But a new study found a different way to protect babies from the flu.

Could taking birth control pills while pregnant harm a developing baby? It's unlikely, new evidence suggests.

For couples struggling to conceive, here's some potentially comforting news about the safety of infertility treatments.

Young women with invasive breast cancer are often faced with a difficult choice: whether or not to undergo chemotherapy despite its risk of infertility.