The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal contraceptives in women was associated with decreased incidences of ACL injuries vs. women not ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

A cohort study by Edwards et al in 2022 used Swedish national registry data and Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate correlations between hormonal contraceptive use and suicidal behavior. Crude ...

The use of contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with a significantly increased relative risk for ischemic stroke and, in some cases, myocardial infarction (MI), a new real-world study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long after completing an 18-month program designed to teach about contraception and healthy relationships, teenage girls at high risk for unwanted pregnancy were using ...

No significant link was observed between hormonal contraception use and the prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in women, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A woman takes the next pill from a monthly pack of birth control in Berlin on May 25, 2021. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of ...

An OBGYN told Newsweek it's important to create a space where conversations about body awareness are open, honest and accessible.

Among more than 20,000 women of childbearing age receiving treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during 2019-2021, more than 90% did not have contraceptive use documented in their ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...