It’s the third contraceptive pill the federal government has added to the PBS this year, after Yaz and Yasmine. But these two ...

The progestin dose in a minipill is also lower ... Weigh the risks and benefits of the two different pill types. Once you’ve made a decision about the type of pill you want, a doctor may have ...

Venous thromboembolism risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

The birth control pill jumps into this relay system midstream, delivering two key sex hormones that ... Low levels of progesterone and estrogen cause the hypothalamus to send a releasing hormone ...

the progestin component of the first pill). The gonane group is subdivided into two groups: Norgestrel, or its biologically active derivate, levonorgestrel, known as second generation OC ...

The “Stop the Comstock Act” bill, filed Wednesday, would remove language in federal law that prohibits sending items that ...

Progestin-only oral contraceptives prescribed or dispensed at discharge from the hospital to be started 2-3 weeks postpartum (e.g., the first Sunday after the newborn is 2 weeks old). Depot ...