This could be a tough pill to swallow. An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal ...

Contemporary estrogen-progestin contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardia ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack an ...

A Danish study highlights the increased risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke associated with certain hormonal ...

BMJ study finds non-oral combined contraceptives to carry the highest risk, but doctors advise women against stopping birth ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

(HealthDay News) — Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...