Some women are concerned about how contraceptive pills could be affecting their mental health. Are these fears backed up by ...

Researchers state that while the absolute risk is low, it should still be taken into account when prescribing these products.

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

but this was lower than The Pill. Researchers found a type of coil, a contraceptive which is placed in the womb, designed to release the hormone levonorgestrel, had no increased risk of heart ...

The pill formulation in question is a combination of the hormones estrogen plus progestin, the team reported Feb. 12 in The ...

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

Hormonal contraceptives like the vaginal ring, skin patch, and estrogen-progestin pills are more likely to increase the risk ...

It's the most-prescribed type of hormonal contraception ... They ranged in age from 15 to 49. Contraceptives included estrogen-progestin pills, vaginal rings, patches, progestin-only pills ...

A Danish study links some hormonal contraceptives to a small increase in arterial thrombosis risk, including stroke and heart ...

'The study indicates that certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a slight increase in the risk of ischaemic ...

A new study has called the attention of doctors before prescribing hormonal contraceptives, normally used for birth control ...