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 ...

From a pool of over 2 million women of reproductive age, users of most methods of hormonal contraception -- including ...

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

Many women seeking abortion are disbelieved or discriminated against based on the contraception choices they make or do not ...

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

A study by University of Copenhagen researchers suggests hormonal contraceptives are linked to higher risks of stroke and ...

A study published in The British Medical Journal that followed more than 20 lakh women in Denmark for more than 10 years ...

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

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

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) ...