Yahoo

What you need to know about the link between the pill and breast cancer

My bedtime scroll through Instagram last night was thrown into disarray when I happened upon an article claiming that the progestogen-only contraceptive pill – also known as the 'mini pill' – ...
Inverse

Understudied Hormonal Birth Control Pill Linked to Cancer — But It’s Complicated

As much as they may be a small nuisance to take every day, oral contraceptives — that’s the pill — are here to stay (at least until better, longer-term, and more convenient birth control options come ...

Millions of Women Take This Daily Medication. It’s Now ‘Confirmed’ to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

A massive study of more than 2 million women has found a “statistically significant” risk of developing breast cancer with ...
Healio

Q&A: Survey supports OTC progestin-only pill availability to increase contraceptive access

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over-the-counter progestin-only pills may provide the benefits of other contraceptives while eliminating ...
Business Wire

As Opill Enhances Women's Reproductive Choices Dr. Mary Jane Minkin Highlights Key Differences Between the Progesterone-Only Opill and Traditional Estrogen-Based Contraceptives ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.
Healio

Age, corticosteroid use impact asthma attack risk in women using progesterone-only pill

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combined oral contraceptive use was not linked to asthma attacks. The link between progestogen-only pill use and ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Opill, the new, over-the-counter birth control pill — what you need to know

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Pill taken by millions of women linked to breast cancer risk: Study

A major study involving over two million women reveals a statistically significant link between hormonal contraceptive use and increased breast cancer ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Asthma Attacks Increase for Some Women Taking Progestogen-Only Pill

Increased risk for attacks seen in women younger than 35 years, those with eosinophilia, those with lower corticosteroid use. HealthDay News — Use of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) is not ...
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Birth control pills and time-zone travel: What women should know

Birth control pills must be taken at or around the same time each day, so women who use them and cross multiple time zones may be confused about how to keep on schedule - and protected from an ...
USA Today

Opill approval means greater access to birth control pills. What else does it mean?

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the country’s first birth control pill to be sold to Americans over the counter without a prescription – 50 years after it first appeared on the ...