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Scientists link the pill to threat of stroke and heart attack - with one type raising the risk fourfold
Most contraceptives, including the widely-used combined pill, could double women's risk of heart attacks and strokes, ...
This popular birth control method can multiply your risk of heart attack by 3.8 times
After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice the risk ...
Some birth control pills, devices linked to greater heart risks
The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...
Yaz and Yasmin contraceptive pills will be cheaper from March. How are they different from other pills?
The oral contraceptive pills Yaz and Yasmin will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from March 1 2025, ...