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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

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

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new ...

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.

Hormonal contraceptives like the vaginal ring, skin patch, and estrogen-progestin pills are more likely to increase the risk ...

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