The upfront stroke risk associated with oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) waned to varying degrees after the first year of use, an observational study found. U.K. Biobank ...

The first contraceptive pill available for human use in 1960 contained the estrogen mestranol, an ethinyl-estradiol precursor, in a very high concentration (150 mg), and norethynodrel, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral contraceptive use and hormone therapy were associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to study ...

New research suggests even women who stop taking birth control face heart risks. Nov. 6, 2007 — -- New research citing an increased risk of heart disease among women who take -- or who have ever ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Women taking oral contraceptives are at significantly increased risk of developing altitude sickness and are less likely to respond to treatment compared with those not on the ...

More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives. Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormones are known to modulate the brain network ...

Women who take combined oral contraceptives could be tripling their risk of a cryptogenic ischaemic stroke, which accounts for 40% of strokes in young people and doesn't have a defined cause. Even ...

What can I do to overcome patient resistance to continuous use of oral contraceptives (OCs)? So many women say it’s not natural.—SHERRY HILL, ARNP, Bothell, Wash. When discussing menstrual suppression ...