The use of combined oral contraceptives may delay the onset of hidradenitis suppurativa among women and may improve disease severity.

Fears of the pill's side effects, stoked by social media, behind switch to fertility trackers – or no contraception at all ...

There are various forms of contraception, including patches, pills, and vaginal rings, which work wonders to prevent ...

Use of long-acting, reversible contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers, a study suggests.

Estrogen and progesterone combined in OCs act in a synergistic manner ... the progestin component of the first pill). The gonane group is subdivided into two groups: Norgestrel, or its ...

In the April issue of Arthritis Care & Research, Bernier et al. 2 reported that current use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) is associated with an increased risk of developing SLE (adjusted ...

Our earlier work showed the pill was responsible for preventing far more cancers overall than it contributed to. In previous research we estimated that in 2010, oral contraceptive pill use ...

It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to ...

Health experts suggest that beyond preventing pregnancy, these pills can help regulate ... women aged 18–26 who had been using combined oral contraceptives, which contain both estrogen and ...