Women using estrogen-containing contraceptives vs. not using any systemic hormonal contraceptives had reduced odds for ...

While you read this article, your body is busy at work: Chemicals are being secreted from glands, organs, and tissues, sending messages that direct your body to react in certain ways. These chemicals, ...

Current or recent use of progestin-only contraceptives was associated with a small increase in risk of breast cancer, similar to the risk associated with combined hormonal contraceptives, according to ...

Birth control containing the hormone progestin by itself does not increase the risk of depression, according to an investigation of more than two dozen studies’ results. In fact, many of the studies ...

Researchers evaluated the association between the use of various hormonal contraceptives and the risk for surgically treated intracranial meningioma.

Used widely in contraceptions and in hormone replacement therapy during menopause, progestins affect a lot more than just the uterus. Progestins are a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Progesterone is a natural reproductive hormone that declines during perimenopause and menopause. Progestin is a synthetic version of ...

Searching for the right birth control can feel like a serious quest, and sometimes it takes trial and error to decide on the right option for you. One type that many ...

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and other clinical trials indicate that significant health risks are associated with combination hormone use. Less is known about the effect of hormone therapy on ...

Recent randomized clinical trials have suggested that estrogen plus progestin does not confer cardiac protection and may increase the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). In this report, we provide ...

The minipill is a type of birth control pill made with progestin. That's a man-made version of the hormone progesterone, which your body already makes. It's also known as the progestin-only pill (POP) ...