A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack an ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

BMJ study finds non-oral combined contraceptives to carry the highest risk, but doctors advise women against stopping birth ...

Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

CERTAIN contraceptives may carry a risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a new study. While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be aware of the risks ...

"Oestrogen is a ‘sticky’ hormone because it makes blood more likely to clot. It is well-known that The Pill increases blood ...

Experts said the risks were still very low, but it was important for women to be fully informed when considering their ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription records to give more precise ...

Danish researchers found women who took The Pill doubled their risk of heart attack and stroke but it wasn't the form of ...

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new ...