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 ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis sheds light on the debated association between hormonal contraception and risk for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Viral claims linking birth control pills to cancer are resurfacing online. Here's what science actually says ...

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 ...

Weight loss drugs, including Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide), are becoming increasingly popular among those trying to lose weight. But a rise in so-called "Ozempic babies" has led the ...

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 ...

Oral contraceptives and hormonal therapies represent a cornerstone of reproductive healthcare, offering effective prevention of unwanted pregnancies and providing therapeutic benefits for a range of ...

Use of oral contraceptives before an MS diagnosis was linked with a lower risk of progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) in a retrospective study. Contraceptive use delayed a PIRA event by ...

Gov. Abigial Spanberger signed the "Right to Contraception" act, a bill that had been vetoed twice during the Youngkin ...