The FDA announced yesterday that it had for the first time approved a daily birth-control pill for over-the-counter sales. That’s a big change; once the product, called Opill, is on the market—which ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Links to increased risk for breast cancer have been known for years surrounding the most common hormonal birth control combination of progestin and estrogen. Now, a new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Combination estrogen and progestin hormone therapy can serve as a “necessary evil” for ...

Progesterone is a natural reproductive hormone that declines during perimenopause and menopause. Progestin is a synthetic version of progesterone, and micronized progesterone is a bioidentical form.

Women who used levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LG-IUDs) were 22% less likely to have a stroke than those who did not use hormonal contraception, new research suggested. The Danish study ...

Women with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) need to be cautious when taking an oral contraceptive (OC), observational data suggest—those on progestin-only pills are nearly three times more likely to ...

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Many women are taking progestin-only contraceptives, whose association with breast cancer risk isn’t well-known. A new study says that the risk associated with progestin-only pills is broadly in line ...

Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) is emerging as a versatile alternative to conventional protocols in assisted reproductive technology (ART). By harnessing synthetic progestins to inhibit ...

When navigating menopause and considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you might hear the terms progesterone and progestin. What’s the difference between progestin vs. progesterone? Though they ...