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

Some hormonal contraceptives are associated with a small but significant increased risk of stroke and heart attack ...

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Some hormonal birth control products, including the pill, vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice the risk ...

The combined oestrogen-progesterone pill – the most common hormonal contraceptive in the study – was linked to twice the risk ...

Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.

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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 ...

Most contraceptives, including the widely-used combined pill, could double women's risk of heart attacks and strokes, ...

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