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 ...

A study published in The British Medical Journal that followed more than 20 lakh women in Denmark for more than 10 years ...

The study revealed that there was a greater risk of both heart attack and stroke linked to most forms of hormonal ...

A Danish study has highlighted the risk of using certain hormonal contraceptives, especially hormone-based combination pills, ...

Contemporary estrogen-progestin contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardia ...

(HealthDay News) — Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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

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 ...

"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 ...

Being mid-period on Valentine’s Day is far from ideal, especially as many women say they neither feel sexy nor enjoy period ...