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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 ...

Cancer therapy has improved significantly in recent years, and the concept of care has changed as well. Whereas in the past, cancer therapy was radical and definite, now new, more conservative ...

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 ...

An analysis of almost 10,000 women with breast cancer under the age of 50 found a similar association regardless of the type of hormonal contraceptive Use of combined oral contraceptives, containing ...

Adolescent and adult women who use the synthetic progestogen chlormadinone acetate (CMA) have an elevated risk for intracranial meningioma, particularly if they use a high dose. However, the risk ...

A study found all hormonal contraceptives carry a small increased risk of breast cancer. Hormones in the pills are thought to raise the risk. But drinking alcohol and smoking can increase breast ...

A commonly prescribed contraceptive pill, desogestrel, has been linked to a slight increase in brain tumor risk when used for several years, according to new multi-institutional research from France.

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.