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 ...

An OBGYN told Newsweek it's important to create a space where conversations about body awareness are open, honest and accessible.

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 ...

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 cohort study by Edwards et al in 2022 used Swedish national registry data and Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate correlations between hormonal contraceptive use and suicidal behavior. Crude ...

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 ...

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 ...

Susan Jordan receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Cancer Australia. Karen Tuesley receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of ...

No significant link was observed between hormonal contraception use and the prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in women, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in ...

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 ...

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 ...