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Fact-Checked: Can Birth Control Pills Cause Cancer?
Viral claims linking birth control pills to cancer are resurfacing online. Here's what science actually says
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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
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Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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Post Oral Contraceptives PCOS And Acne: Here's What You Need To Know
PCOS and acne: If you have PCOS and have just gotten off oral contraceptives, then you may experience acne breakout. Here's what you need to know.
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Can Using Hormonal Contraceptives Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk?
According to a recent study, new types of combined oral contraceptives are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Using national prescribing and cancer registers, researchers analysed data of nearly 1.9 million Danish women aged 15-49 years between 1995 and 2014.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
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A Birth Control Pill For Men Includes A Side Effect That Has Frustrated Women For Decades
It's been more than a century since Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and nearly 60 years since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA.
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Birth Control Pills For Men Now Found To Be Safe-Know More
Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
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This New Male Birth Control Pill Is Safe To Use, Say Researchers
In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
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Fact-Checked: Can Birth Control Pills Cause Cancer?
Viral claims linking birth control pills to cancer are resurfacing online. Here's what science actually says
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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
-
Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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Post Oral Contraceptives PCOS And Acne: Here's What You Need To Know
PCOS and acne: If you have PCOS and have just gotten off oral contraceptives, then you may experience acne breakout. Here's what you need to know.
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Can Using Hormonal Contraceptives Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk?
According to a recent study, new types of combined oral contraceptives are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Using national prescribing and cancer registers, researchers analysed data of nearly 1.9 million Danish women aged 15-49 years between 1995 and 2014.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
-
A Birth Control Pill For Men Includes A Side Effect That Has Frustrated Women For Decades
It's been more than a century since Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and nearly 60 years since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA.
-
Birth Control Pills For Men Now Found To Be Safe-Know More
Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
-
This New Male Birth Control Pill Is Safe To Use, Say Researchers
In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
