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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal contraceptives in women was associated with decreased incidences of ACL injuries vs. women not ...

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

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long after completing an 18-month program designed to teach about contraception and healthy relationships, teenage girls at high risk for unwanted pregnancy were using ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No significant link was found between progestin-only contraceptive use and the odds for chronic rhinosinusitis.

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 ...

Among more than 20,000 women of childbearing age receiving treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during 2019-2021, more than 90% did not have contraceptive use documented in their ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

As much as there is need for use of contraceptives among sexually active women in Kenya, a significant number still do not use birth control and their reasons vary with health risks being their ...

In March, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation to protect contraception access in the state. Senate Bill 238 requires insurers to cover contraceptive medications and devices with no out-of ...