Birth control pills are the leading method of birth control in the United States. Birth control pills increase the chance of developing a blood clot by about three- to four-fold. This increase is a ...

About one-third of women using contraception use the pill. But how effective is it? There are two types of contraceptive pill – the combined pill, containing estrogen and progestogen, and the ...

About 150 million women around the world take the pill, mostly for birth control but also to regulate periods or reduce acne. The combined (estrogen and progesterone) pill and progesterone-only pill ...

Sophia Antipolis, 15 September 2022: Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing oestrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese ...

The researchers found that per 10,000 person-years, the standardized VTE rates were 2.0, 10.0, 8.0, 8.1, 3.6, 2.1, 3.4, and 11.9 for nonuse, combined pills, vaginal ...

The use of combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) and metformin, either as monotherapy or combined, was evaluated for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a recent systematic review ...

As one of the cheapest options readily available on the NHS, it’s one of the most commonly prescribed contraceptive medications in the UK. And it’s earned a bad rep. This particular brand has prompted ...

Women with high body mass index (BMI) who use the combined estrogen/progestin tablet are 24 times more likely to experience life-threatening blood clots, according to new research from Italy. The risk ...

The contraceptive pill – aka 'the pill' – launched in the UK back in 1961, and since then, millions of us have used it, whether that's to prevent unwanted pregnancies, reduce period pain or improve ...

Dozens of women have told us that they have chosen to buy their combined hormonal contraceptive pill online or over the counter in a pharmacy for as much as £50 because the wait for a GP or sexual ...

What is it? One of the most popular forms of contraceptives. You pop a pill every day for three weeks then take a seven-day break in between packs. The pill contains a combination of hormones ...