One important aspect of women's sexual and reproductive freedom is access to contraception. Data from the UN Population Fund shows how the rates of modern contraceptive use (e.g. condoms, birth ...

The moment you start thinking about getting pregnant, one of the first questions that pops up is surprisingly simple: When should I stop using contraceptives? It sounds like an easy decision, but your ...

August 13, 2009 — Many women are using brands of oral contraceptives that have been linked to greater risk for venous thrombosis, according to the results of 2 studies reported in the August 14 issue ...

Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots about three-fold, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to ...

Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots about three-fold, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to ...

The use of contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with a significantly increased relative risk for ischemic stroke and, in some cases, myocardial infarction (MI), a new real-world study ...

Over 300 million women globally use hormonal contraceptives (HC). Eighty-two percent of American women of reproductive age have used HCs at some point in their lives. Studying their effects on ...

A Danish study found an association between hormonal birth control and later semaglutide use. Learn what the findings mean and what they don't.

Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine with aura—a type of migraine accompanied by temporary neurological ...

Contraceptive use among women in their 20s and 30s in South Korea has risen sharply over the past three years. However, the ...

Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to four weeks after ...