General travel trends indicate a strong inclination towards vacationing among US women. A 2023 Summer Travel Survey revealed that nearly 85% of American adults planned to travel during the summer. A ...

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

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

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

A proposed change to Indiana’s birth control access laws is stirring controversy. Amendments added to a bill before the ...

It aimed at equipping young individuals with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their bodies and reproductive ...

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

Chemistry professor Samantha Gateman saw the negative side effects of copper IUDs and is leading efforts to create an alternative IUD made of iron.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published online Feb.

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