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Many women are taking progestin-only contraceptives, whose association with breast cancer risk isn’t well-known. A new study says that the risk associated with progestin-only pills is broadly in line ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2008 to 2020, primary progestin therapy for endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia increased from 44.2% to ...

Women with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) need to be cautious when taking an oral contraceptive (OC), observational data suggest—those on progestin-only pills are nearly three times more likely to ...

Short-term and cyclical use of estrogen and progestin therapy for menopausal symptoms is linked to an increased risk of dementia, results of a large, observational study show. However, both the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of compounded HT and estrogen alone for menopause symptoms were associated with increased risk for type 2 ...

Exeltis USA announced the commercial launch of Slynd (drospirenone), which is indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy. Slynd is a progestin-only contraceptive that ...

Mirena is a type of intrauterine devices (IUD) that prevents pregnancy for up to 6 years. It works by releasing a hormone called levonorgestrel, a type of progestin. Because of this, Mirena is not ...

Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) is emerging as a versatile alternative to conventional protocols in assisted reproductive technology (ART). By harnessing synthetic progestins to inhibit ...

Until about 20 years ago, physicians routinely prescribed the hormones estrogen and progestin for women after menopause, when levels of both of these hormones decline. This seemed like a logical ...

You may have heard that birth control pills can give you blood clots. This may seem shocking, since oral contraceptives are the most common type of birth control in the United States. The truth is, ...

These days, the options for contraception methods are as abundant as Ariana Grande chart-toppers. There’s the intrauterine device (IUD), contraceptive implants, diaphragms, condoms, and, of course, ...