Share on Pinterest Hormonal birth control has been associated with stroke and heart attack risk, but the overall risk remains low. SDI Productions/Getty Images New research suggests combined oral ...

People who get migraines with aura—dots or zigzags in vision, or another sensory disturbance that typically occurs before the onset of a migraine—have long been told to avoid birth control that ...

This year, for the first time in the roughly sixty-year history of the birth-control pill in the United States, it can be bought over the counter. You might not know about this development—many people ...

Hormonal birth control methods, especially those containing estrogen, are associated with a slightly increased risk of stroke. However, the overall risk remains relatively low compared to the risk of ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways The vaginal ring (NuvaRing or Annovera) is hormonal birth control that ...

I recently became sexually active, and I feel like it’s good idea for me to go on birth control. However, I have a medical condition that precludes me from using any medications that involve estrogen.

The initial version of the birth control pill, Enovid, received FDA approval in 1957 for hormone regulation, marketed with the side effect of preventing pregnancy. It was not approved for the explicit ...

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Matthew Treviño and Emily Fletcher have been participating in a clinical trial at UC Davis Health to test a reversible hormonal birth control gel for men. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis) Matthew Treviño and ...