New research explores how hormonal contraceptive use may influence cardiovascular and thrombotic risk in women, including ...

The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Use of emergency contraception in the form of the otherwise-called “morning after” pill more than doubled since the drug was approved for use without a prescription, a new report from the Centers for ...

Views writer Savannah Burke argues that cycle-tracking wellness trends spread birth control misinformation and threaten women ...

Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed ...

Here I was, a clearly besotted new mother, promptly being reminded how to prevent another little bundle of joy from entering ...

Women taking weight-loss jabs are being warned they must use effective contraception, after the injections were linked to a “baby boom”. The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ...

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