Does birth control make you gain weight? Are IUD complications common? Learn the myths and facts about birth control from a Kaiser Permanente nurse-midwife.Does birth control make you gain weight? Are IUD complications common? Learn the myths and facts about birth control from a Kaiser Permanente nurse-midwife.

Find out what to do after you've had unprotected sex. Emergency contraception like the morning-after pill or the copper IUD may be right for you.Find out what to do after you've had unprotected sex. Emergency contraception like the morning-after pill or the copper IUD may be right for you.

Teens can learn about getting confidential health care, and explore topics like choosing the right birth control method and understanding consent.Teens can learn about getting confidential health care, and explore topics like choosing the right birth control method and understanding consent.

Kaiser Permanente supports education and career opportunities for students with low incomes who aspire to be health care professionals.

These are answers to common questions about parental access for Kaiser Permanente member accounts.These are answers to common questions about parental access for Kaiser Permanente member accounts.

Kaiser Permanente’s partnership with Fontana Unified School District brings much-needed mental health services.

Submit a medical request online, or find information about how to request medical care from Kaiser Permanente.

Co-founder Dr. Sidney Garfield makes history by signing the first nurse contract with the Nurses' Guild.

If you have an ongoing health condition, you know it can be tricky to keep your medications straight. Our improved online pharmacy tools help keep our members on track.

Kaiser Permanente hosted the 2025 Colorado Community Health Summit, bringing together leaders from community health organizations, government, and health care.

Healthy people need a healthy planet. Nine of our employees share how our changing environment affects them and their communities — and what they do to fight back.

For a former military physician who had played football at UCLA, perhaps being tackled by a potentially fatal disease revealed his bravery best.

Black women find new opportunities to elevate work status on the World War II home front.

Regional Kaiser Permanente program eliminated disparities in colorectal cancer death rates between Black and white members.

Kaiser Permanente’s integrated health care system continues to provide high-quality care to members and communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 99% effective copper IUD is nonhormonal birth control that lasts for 10 to 12 years. Find out more about this and other contraception methods.The 99% effective copper IUD is nonhormonal birth control that lasts for 10 to 12 years. Find out more about this and other contraception methods.

Get the birth control injection every 3 months for lighter periods and 94% effective pregnancy prevention. Find out how it works and how to get it.Get the birth control injection every 3 months for lighter periods and 94% effective pregnancy prevention. Find out how it works and how to get it.

Birth control pills contain hormones that prevent pregnancy at a rate of 91%. Read about side effects and learn how to get a prescription for the pill.Birth control pills contain hormones that prevent pregnancy at a rate of 91%. Read about side effects and learn how to get a prescription for the pill.

The birth control implant is over 99% effective at pregnancy prevention. Find out how the arm implant works and how to get it through Kaiser Permanente.The birth control implant is over 99% effective at pregnancy prevention. Find out how the arm implant works and how to get it through Kaiser Permanente.

The 99% effective hormonal IUD lasts for 3 to 7 years. Find out how this birth control method works and how to get it through Kaiser Permanente.The 99% effective hormonal IUD lasts for 3 to 7 years. Find out how this birth control method works and how to get it through Kaiser Permanente.

Leave in the vaginal ring for 3 weeks and remove on week 4 for lighter periods and 91% pregnancy prevention. Find out how it works and how to access care.Leave in the vaginal ring for 3 weeks and remove on week 4 for lighter periods and 91% pregnancy prevention. Find out how it works and how to access care.

Read bargaining updates for our mental health professionals about Kaiser Permanente’s negotiations with the National Union of Healthcare Workers.

Leading nonprofit, integrated health care organization maintains focus on its mission while navigating a dynamic health care environment.

Troy Horton, an athlete with autism, played soccer alongside U.S. Olympic gold medalist Naomi Girma at an event hosted by Kaiser Permanente.

Our proposals to the National Union of Healthcare Workers seek greater flexibility so patients can more easily access the right care at the right time.