Birth control pills can prevent pregnancy and ease period pain, but long-term use may raise the risk of certain cancers. Here ...

Explore the complex relationship between birth control pills and cancer risk. Understand the potential increase in breast and ...

Hormonal contraceptive-associated breast cancer risk differs by progestin type, with desogestrel-containing products linked ...

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Johansson and team also found that longer use of hormonal contraceptives resulted in an increased breast cancer risk. Use of ...

Swedish scientists, who tracked more than two million women, found the newer progestogen-only pill - often dubbed the ...

Online providers without NHS contracts will continue to provide the morning-after pill at a cost. But Boots, which offers the ...

Perimenopausal women face increased pregnancy-related risks, necessitating continued contraceptive use until menopause is confirmed. Healthy women can use combination hormonal contraceptives until mid ...

A new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior provides evidence against the idea that hormonal contraceptives ...

TOKYO – Japan's health ministry has approved the over-the-counter sale of the emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo by Aska Pharmaceutical Co., the company said Monday. It is the first time for an ...

New data from OASIS 4 on oral semaglutide 25 mg to reveal insights on cardiometabolic health among adults with obesity or overweight Additional trial insights into impact on ability to do everyday ...

A major discovery has paved the way for a male contraceptive pill, say scientists. The molecular “switch” that "supercharges" sperm for their final sprint to an egg has been pinpointed by American ...