The EMA has alerted healthcare professionals to a small increased risk for meningioma with the progestogen-based contraceptives desogestrel and etonogestrel.

July 10 (Reuters) - A European Medicines Agency safety committee said on Friday that commonly used contraceptives containing desogestrel and etonogestrel carry a small increased risk of meningioma ...

Third-generation oral contraceptives are an association of low-dose ethinyl estradiol and potent testosterone-derived progestins, developed in order to improve general and vascular tolerance. They are ...

Telecontraception — the provision of contraception through a website or smartphone app — has recently emerged as an alternative to provision at clinic visits. Telecontraception companies advertise the ...

Perimenopausal women face increased pregnancy-related risks, necessitating continued contraceptive use until menopause is confirmed. Healthy women can use combination hormonal contraceptives until mid ...

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Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine with aura—a type of migraine accompanied by temporary neurological ...

What are the current guidelines for providing hormonal contraception to women older than 50 who have no medical contraindications? —Susan Kilburn, RN-C, APN, Henderson, Nev. Perimenopausal women who ...

Use of contraceptives by women with rheumatic diseases, especially those with systemic lupus erythematosus, has long been thought to carry risks, such as disease exacerbation, thrombosis and other ...