Contemporary estrogen-progestin contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction.

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Recent government funding for women’s health included millions to expand trials of pharmacists prescribing the oral ...

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of ...

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However, each woman's absolute risk remained low: Use of the estrogen/progestin pill translated to one extra stroke for every 4,760 women using the pill for one year, and one extra heart attack for ...

Progestin-only contraceptives, including pills and implants, carried a slightly elevated risk ... But the researchers said ...

Progestin-only contraceptives, including pills and implants, carried a slightly elevated risk ... But the researchers said ...

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 ...

The study revealed the risk of developing venous thromboembolisms from various types of synthetic hormones, providing important information going beyond just progesterone-only or combined.

Hormonal IUDs (known by brand names Mirena and Kyleena in Australia ... This compares with the commonly used contraceptive ...