Alarmed, the influencer quickly rushed to the hospital to see what was amiss. Doctors confirmed that her IUD — a T-shaped prophylactic that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy — had ...

A woman's contraceptive implant ended up in her lung; doctors believe the device migrated because it wasn't inserted in her ...

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

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

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

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

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

This information was then compared with their medical records to see whether they had been prescribed hormonal contraception, including combined oral contraceptives, progestogen-only pills, hormonal ...

Contraceptives included estrogen-progestin pills, vaginal rings, patches, progestin-only pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), ...