Scientists in Denmark examined the risks associated with vaginal rings, skin patches, IUDs, implants inserted under the skin, injections, estrogen-progestin pills and progestin-only pills.

The 20 cm 2 patch was selected after a dose-finding study demonstrated that a 10 cm 2 patch, which released only half the hormone dose, was associated with unacceptably high rates of presumed ...

Hormone therapies for menopause have come with black box warnings for decades. Our wellness expert explains why this could ...

Some progesterone-only hormonal contraceptives may carry similar clot risk to certain combined pills, a new study published in JAMA Network Open found. A team of Danish researchers examined the ...

While progestin can stop ovulation from occurring, it isn’t consistent. Four in 10 women continue to ovulate while taking the progestin-only pill, according to The American College of ...

The risk of asthma attacks in women under 35 was around 39% higher in those taking the progesterone-only pill; in women taking fewer asthma treatments, the risk was around 20% higher; and in women ...

Progesterone-only pills or “mini pills’ are usually used for nursing mothers and those unable to take estrogen-based contraceptives for health reasons and individual medical history.

The risk for asthma attacks significantly rose among women using a progesterone-only contraceptive pill who were younger than age 35 years or had low corticosteroid use, according to data ...

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research, shows an ...