For women on the oral contraceptive pill, mood changes are common and can be a reason why they stop taking it. A new study has found a link between taking the combined oral contraceptive pill and the ...

The study drug contained ethinyl estradiol (20 µg) and levonorgestrel (100 µg). The regimen consisted of 84 hormonally active pills followed by 7 days' worth of pills containing only ethinyl estradiol ...

New research presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2025 revealed that the use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) is associated with a threefold increase in the risk ...

Women who used combined oral contraceptives had a significantly higher mean age of hidradenitis suppurativa onset, as well as higher rates of concomitant polycystic ovary syndrome and multifollicular ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that the use of oral contraceptives may influence how the brain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of combined oral contraceptives in women with obesity may confer elevated CV risk in the form of venous and ...

Investigators assessed the use of different combined oral contraceptive pills for the treatment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome, as an update to recent evidence-based guidelines. While no ...

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing both estrogen and progestin do not contribute to the development of enlarged breasts (macromastia) – nor do they increase the risk of breast regrowth in ...

For a contraceptive method that has been in use for more than five decades now and with major improvements to its brands, our relationship with the pill still remains cautious. Many women who use it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral contraceptive users reported increases in negative feelings, anxiety and mental health symptoms during pill ...

All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, but the overall ...