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 ...

Birth control has been a great tool for planning and helping people figure out their family goals. But like many other ...

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

However, each woman's absolute risk remained low: Use of the estrogen/progestin pill translated to one extra stroke for every ...

BMJ study finds non-oral combined contraceptives to carry the highest risk, but doctors advise women against stopping birth ...

Experts said the risks were still very low, but it was important for women to be fully informed when considering their ...

The vaginal ring is a form of birth control that's been available in the U.S. since 2001. The ring is inserted into the ...

The study revealed the risk of developing venous thromboembolisms from various types of synthetic hormones, providing ...