TAKING a progesterone-only contraceptive pill for more than five years is linked to an increased risk of a life-threatening ...

A reproductive health expert answers common questions about opting out of periods with continuous use birth control.

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 ...

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research ...

Researchers from Imperial College London found that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill was linked to an increased risk of asthma attacks in some women – including those under the ...

And then there's personal preference. Some people just "do not feel well with estrogen-containing pills," Dr. Minkin says — in which case, a progestin-only method is helpful. There are many ...

(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Oral contraceptive pills consist of either the hormones progestin and estrogen or only progestin, and they must be taken once per day in order to prevent pregnancy.

Perspective from Jennifer Namazy, MD, FAAAAI The risk for asthma attacks significantly rose among women using a progesterone-only contraceptive pill who were younger than age 35 years or had low ...

The at-home test is billed as a non-invasive alternative to hormonal birth control methods — and early tests have shown ...

The birth control pill comes in two forms: the combined oral contraceptive pill and the progestin-only pill (also known as the minipill). The biggest difference between the two are the hormones ...