The study revealed the risk of developing venous thromboembolisms from various types of synthetic hormones, providing ...

Many women are shunning contraception, using ‘natural’ tracking, which corresponds to a rise in abortions. Read more on ...

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

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

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new ...

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 ...

I can tell you that VDPHL01 has a unique profile unlike current FDA-approved treatments, which are associated with cardiac ...

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 ...

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 ...

Post–birth control syndrome, or PBCS, affects an estimated 1 in 5 women. It covers what happens when someone goes off ...

Women who used the pill after age 45 benefit even more, with a 43% lower risk of ovarian cancer, according to findings published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. The hormones ...

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 ...