Ever-use of oral contraceptives was not tied to a higher risk of liver cancer in two large U.K. prospective cohorts. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 observational studies also found no ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seven percent of women reported discontinuing oral contraceptives due to weight gain. Women with overweight or ...

The study drug contained ethinyl estradiol (20 µg) and levonorgestrel (100 µg). The regimen consisted of 84 hormonally active pills followed by 7 days' worth of pills containing only ethinyl estradiol ...

States with abortion restrictions triggered by the Dobbs decision saw a decline in prescriptions of oral contraceptives -- particularly emergency contraceptives -- a cohort study showed. The most ...

The researchers found that over-the-counter, progestin-only oral contraceptive pill users were more likely to be uninsured and to reside in rural areas, compared with prescription users. HealthDay ...

Women who take birth control pills may be much less likely to experience two of the most common sports injuries. In fact, a new study showed women taking oral contraceptives were 85% less likely than ...

Among women who use oral contraceptives, those with endometriosis have an 85% higher risk for depression than those without endometriosis, although the absolute risk increase is modest in both groups.

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 ...

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 ...

More recent research shows that progesterone-only contraception — including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the so-called mini pill — may also raise breast cancer risk, possibly even more so than ...

A large portion of women in the U.S. take oral contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy and manage menstruation. New research by Handy and colleagues (2023) published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine ...