Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A British study followed people under 50 to determine if progestin-only birth control has the same breast cancer risk as other ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Links to increased risk for breast cancer have been known for years surrounding the most common hormonal birth control combination ...

Birth control with fewer side effects could be a possibility in the future, as a study published Thursday found that ovulation can still be effectively prevented when the dosage of hormones in birth ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.

For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.

Many women are taking progestin-only contraceptives, whose association with breast cancer risk isn’t well-known. A new study says that the risk associated with progestin-only pills is broadly in line ...

Birth control can make your boobs grow because it can cause water retention in your breasts. IUDs are unlikely to increase breast size because they either contain no hormones or just progestin. Birth ...

A new study suggests that hormonal contraceptive use during adolescence may impair the brain’s ability to retain fear extinction memories—a process thought to be important for regulating anxiety. In a ...

Reproductive health is trapped in a veritable hellscape. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision guaranteeing the right to abortion, was overturned by the same institution last May.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Links to increased risk for breast cancer have been known for years surrounding the most common hormonal birth control combination of progestin and estrogen. Now, a new study ...