If you’ve recently started on birth control or menopausal hormone therapy and feel like you’ve gained a little weight, you’re certainly not alone. We often associate both of these regimens with weight ...

Women's Health Initiative results: annual risks and benefits of estrogen or estrogen plus progestin therapy. CHD: Coronary heart disease; VTE: Venous thromboembolism. Data taken from [3,25,50].

Danish women on hormonal contraception were more likely to experience ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction, though the absolute risk was low. Data suggest a dose-related association between ...

"We do not encourage women to stop using contraceptives. These products have many beneficial effects, including long-term protection against ovarian cancer, which is among the most lethal cancers in ...