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Use of long-acting, reversible contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers, a study suggests.

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

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 ...

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 study.While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be ...

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

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

A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that some hormonal contraceptives, particularly those ...

Use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, thyroid cancer, and cancer overall. Use of ...