After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the ...

Contemporary estrogen-progestin contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction.

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

New data suggest a heightened risk for stroke and heart attack in women who take hormonal contraceptives containing estrogen ...

A new study confirms previous findings that hormonal birth control is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and ...

Pills that only contain progestin, the synthetic form of progesterone, can have the opposite effect. Each pill contains a low dose of the same type of synthetic estrogen, ethinyl estradiol.

A Danish study highlights the increased risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke associated with certain hormonal ...

(HealthDay News) — Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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 ...

A study by University of Copenhagen researchers suggests hormonal contraceptives are linked to higher risks of stroke and ...

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

The use of contemporary hormonal contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and myocardial ...