Millions of women worldwide rely on hormonal birth control methods to prevent pregnancy, but emerging research suggests certain contraceptive options may carry cardiovascular risks that deserve closer ...

Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

Weight gain is commonly cited as a side effect of hormonal contraception, and may lead to discontinuation or reluctance to initiate. This view is widely held among clients and providers. Combination ...

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...

Medicines360 and Pharma Dynamics have announced the availability of AVIBELA, South Africa’s first generic levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine device (IUD), marking a significant step forward in access ...

Over a 5-year period, fewer patients seeking abortion in the U.K. reported relying on hormonal contraception at the time of conception, while the use of fertility awareness-based methods increased, ...

An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal contraception. (JLco) Julia Amaral - stock.adobe.com This could be a tough pill to swallow. Scientists in Denmark ...

The VTE rate ratios were significantly greater for all forms of hormonal contraception, except for progestin-only pills, compared with non-use. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) continues to be a risk ...

False information on social media about contraception and expectations about side effects can lead some young women to stop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the world of family planning, birth control methods have remained largely the same for men for decades, relying primarily on ...

Postpartum contraception uptake is linked to delivery factors, but fewer than half of women initiate contraception within a year after birth ...