New research explores how hormonal contraceptive use may influence cardiovascular and thrombotic risk in women, including ...

Antonia Seligowski, PhD, of the Neurocardiac Effects of Stress & Trauma Laboratory within the Department of Psychiatry at ...

Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the recognition of risks, a new study in rats suggests. Scientists at The Ohio State University ...

Kelly-Anne Phillips, MD, shares new findings suggesting that hormonal contraceptive use can increase the risk for breast cancer in those with genetic variants of BRCA1 and BRCA2. Kelly-Anne Phillips, ...

For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives are a part of their daily life – providing a convenient and effective option for preventing pregnancy and managing their menstrual cycle. But ...

All hormonal contraceptives carry a small increased risk of breast cancer. A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth control they take increases their risk of ...

A new study has linked most hormonal contraceptives to a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. The paper, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at the prescription records of more than ...

All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, but the overall ...

When a Thousand Oaks 16-year-old started taking birth control pills, she hoped it would relieve her symptoms of endometriosis. The pill provided some relief, but the severe effects it had on her mood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Initiation of hormonal contraception was associated with a 1.78 hazard ratio for developing new asthma.

It’s great that everyone’s now talking about menopause, says GP and hormones expert Dr Louise Newson, but let’s empower women to navigate hormonal shifts through every decade of their lives ...

A new study shows the dosage of hormones in birth control pills can be reduced by as much as 92% and still prevent ovulation. As low as 10% of the total exogenous estrogen dose in constant ...