The pill remains the most popular method of prescribed contraceptive among women in England, new figures have revealed. Almost nine in 10 women in England who received contraception from the GP or ...

The oral contraceptive pill remains one of the most popular forms of contraception in Australia. While its primary job is birth control, it is also frequently prescribed to manage medical conditions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency contraception methods, like Plan B, help prevent pregnancy up to five days after having unprotected sex. (Photo: Getty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Contraceptive methods are designed to prevent unwanted pregnancy. If used correctly, the contraceptive injection is more than 99 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The line between a happy accident and screaming 'oh god, oh f**k I really should have worn a condom' in a blind panic is quite ...

If you tell your GP you’re sexually active but don’t want children, you’ll more than likely be offered the pill, the coil or the implant as a form of contraception. But women looking for a more ...

Doctors and nurses will never prescribe you a contraception that isn’t medically safe for you because they work alongside specially formulated guidelines based on up to date clinical research. There ...

Women on hormonal contraception are 20 to 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to a new study. But cancer charities have said “the risk is small”. Let’s take a look. What is the ...

An alarming new study has found that all but one common hormonal contraceptives could carry a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes in women. With contraceptives like the pill and IUD used by eight ...

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