From a pool of over 2 million women of reproductive age, users of most methods of hormonal contraception -- including ...

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

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

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

Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

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

A Danish study highlights the increased risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke associated with certain hormonal ...

(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.

Danish researchers found women who took The Pill doubled their risk of heart attack and stroke but it wasn't the form of ...

The combined oestrogen-progesterone pill – the most common hormonal contraceptive in the study – was linked to twice the risk ...

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

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 ...