This could be a tough pill to swallow. An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal ...

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new study.While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be ...

While contraception may be the last thing on your mind after giving birth, it is vital unless you want to get pregnant again!

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

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

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

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

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

Experts said the risks were still very low, but it was important for women to be fully informed when considering their ...

"Oestrogen is a ‘sticky’ hormone because it makes blood more likely to clot. It is well-known that The Pill increases blood ...

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

The combined oestrogen-progesterone pill – the most common hormonal contraceptive in the study – was linked to twice the risk ...