Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

As much as they may be a small nuisance to take every day, oral contraceptives — that’s the pill — are here to stay (at least until better, longer-term, and more convenient birth control options come ...

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research, shows an ...

New research has found that all hormonal contraceptives “carry a small increased risk of breast cancer,” The Guardian reports. Previously only the combined pill was linked to an increased risk of ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.

Birth control pills will soon be available in US pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration made the historic decision to approve the nation’s first ...

Opill, also known as a “mini pill,” contains only progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta The Food and Drug Administration approved a hormonal contraceptive pill to ...

Women taking the progestogen-only pill had an elevated risk for asthma attacks, specifically those who were younger than 35 years, those with eosinophilia, and those with lower corticosteroid use.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Relative risk for breast cancer rises about 20% to 30% with recent use of any oral contraceptives. Current or ...

My bedtime scroll through Instagram last night was thrown into disarray when I happened upon an article claiming that the progestogen-only contraceptive pill – also known as the 'mini pill' – ...

Increased risk for attacks seen in women younger than 35 years, those with eosinophilia, those with lower corticosteroid use. HealthDay News — Use of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) is not ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combined oral contraceptive use was not linked to asthma attacks. The link between progestogen-only pill use and ...