I figured I’d skip it. For a long time it looked as though my plan would work: I was in the latter half of my fifties before ...

If you struggle to take your birth control pill on time, you're not alone. Over the course of just one month, 31% of women reported failing to take the pill on schedule and 16% said they had ...

A new study uncovers a troubling link between birth control pills and mental health, suggesting synthetic estrogen may heighten anxiety.

A hormonal birth control rash is caused by a fluctuation in hormones (estrogen or progestin ... mask), which causes brown or blue-gray patches or spots that look like freckles and are slightly ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lybrel, a brand name levonorgestrel-ethinyl estradiol formulation, in 2007. It was the first birth control ... The patch — also known as Twirla ...

the patch, or a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) can affect estrogen or progesterone hormone levels and allow for ovulation. Other effects of getting off birth control can depend on the type of ...

EE: Ethinyl estradiol ... Transdermal contraceptive patches provide a more convenient delivery system for combined hormonal birth control than daily oral contraceptives. Clinical trials ...

The following is an excerpt from This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science ... (that window of time prior to ovulation when estrogen is dominant across a woman's menstrual ...

Although the research is mixed and inconclusive, hormonal birth control may affect how often people with seizure disorders experience symptoms. Hormones like estrogen and progesterone can affect ...

In her new book, “Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause,” the 56-year-old actress recalled wearing an estrogen patch for hormone therapy when she first started going ...

during the screening period were randomised to receive either oral CEE 0.3 mg/day or an estradiol patch delivering 0.025 mg/day for 12 weeks. Patients were assessed after three 28-day cycles.

It's hard to tell how much estrogen from birth control winds up in our taps In the US, around 15 million women regularly take birth-control pills, which typically rely on a synthetic form of ...