Use of contemporary birth control pills, patches or rings that contain both estrogen and progestin was linked to a reduced risk for ovarian cancer in women of reproductive age, according to a new ...

A massive study of more than 2 million women has found a “statistically significant” risk of developing breast cancer with the use of a specific type of birth control pill ...

Many people wonder whether birth control like IUDs causes migraine attacks or headaches. If you live with migraine, you do have additional considerations when it comes to use of hormonal contraception ...

According to Gary Wessel, a professor of biology at Brown, the “two targets” of hormonal birth control in women are the ovaries and the uterine lining for implantation. A hormone called ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to earlier signs that women on the Pill have a higher risk of heart disease, a new look at the medical literature found no link between heart attacks and the ...