Background: More than 30% of the pregnancies in women aged 35 and over are unintended. This paper compares perceptions about contraceptive methods and use among women with and without an unintended ...

Objective To assess the effect of different types of contemporary hormonal contraceptives on the risk of developing ...

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 ...

From cultural beliefs and bride price entitlement to fears of diminished masculinity and reduced sexual pleasure, many Nigerian husbands reject condoms and vasectomy, leaving their wives to bear the ...

Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine with aura—a type of migraine accompanied by temporary neurological ...

It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (the Pill) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to ...

Over 300 million women globally use hormonal contraceptives (HC). Eighty-two percent of American women of reproductive age have used HCs at some point in their lives. Studying their effects on ...

In a study of three million women, researchers found pregnancy-preventing drugs named progestogens were linked to a greater risk of developing a brain tumour.

A 25-year nationwide study found specific hormonal contraceptives may be associated with rare brain tumors highlighting the ...