Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new study.While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be ...

Some hormonal contraceptives are associated with a small but significant increased risk of stroke and heart attack ...

Most contraceptives, including the widely-used combined pill, could double women's risk of heart attacks and strokes, ...

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice the risk ...

Some hormonal birth control products, including the pill, vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

The combined oestrogen-progesterone pill – the most common hormonal contraceptive in the study – was linked to twice the risk ...

"Period delay tablets should not be taken more than once every three months," Dr Lee notes. "If you want to reduce or get rid ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published on ...

"Oestrogen is a ‘sticky’ hormone because it makes blood more likely to clot. It is well-known that The Pill increases blood ...

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack an ...