A new study confirmed combination birth control pills cut menstrual pain. Jan. 18, 2012— -- Birth control pills relieve pain associated with menstruation, a 30-year Swedish study found. The ...

Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a ...

New research presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2025 revealed that the use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) is associated with a threefold increase in the risk ...

The 20th century saw humanity develop in leaps and bounds, and without a doubt one of the most revoultionary advances was oral contraceptives, more commonly known as “the pill”. Until the 1980s, the ...

Women who used combined oral contraceptives had a significantly higher mean age of hidradenitis suppurativa onset, as well as higher rates of concomitant polycystic ovary syndrome and multifollicular ...

New research presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2025 revealed that the use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) is associated with a threefold increase in the risk ...

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

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

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

Not all hormonal contraceptives have the same effect on the risk of breast cancer. Our results indicate that some progestins – particularly desogestrel – are linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, ...

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

Doctors may use intravenous (IV) or oral estrogen to manage hormones and treat atypical uterine bleeding. People may need to continue taking oral contraceptives after the initial bleeding is under ...