The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack an ...

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new study.While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be ...

Danish researchers found women who took The Pill doubled their risk of heart attack and stroke but it wasn't the form of ...

BMJ study finds non-oral combined contraceptives to carry the highest risk, but doctors advise women against stopping birth ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription records to give more precise ...

Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

A study published in the BMJ looks at hormonal contraceptives and the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Clinical Director at the British Heart Foundation and consultant ...

Data suggest a dose-related association between progestin-only products and arterial thrombotic risk. Various hormonal contraceptives were linked to incident cardiovascular disease in an analysis of ...

Experts said the risks were still very low, but it was important for women to be fully informed when considering their ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD The vaginal ring is a form of birth control that's been available in the U.S. since 2001. The ring is inserted into the vagina and is designed to gradually ...