they have a higher failure rate than the combined oral contraceptives like; Microgynon, Diane 35 and Yasmin brands. How then should these “two simple pills” be taken to maximize their effect?

Measures to expand bulk-billing, increase access to urgent care to ease pressure on public hospitals, and grow the health workforce are also a feature of this year’s budget. Strengthening Australia’s ...

Birth control usually brings to mind horror ... It’s non-invasive and oral: No surgeries, no shots. Just a pill. The simplicity makes it easier to adopt and stick with. It’s effective ...

How do birth control pills cause depression? Postpartum depression makes it challenging for the mother to care for her baby.(Shutterstock) Previously, many experts had also established that ...

25% of women who use contraception use an oral birth control pill, but there are no equivalent methods currently available for men. Research from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy ...

Hormones play a big role in determining mood, affecting your mental health. Contraceptive pills, which regulate the female hormones estrogen and progesterone levels, can also cause mood changes.

YCT-529, developed by US scientists, moves to early-stage phase 2 trial in New Zealand. Study published in Nature ...

Steroid hormone levels in healthy adults are influenced by oral contraceptives and smoking ... understanding the potential effects of the contraceptive pill on physical and mental health should ...

Oral contraceptives — often referred to as "the pill" — were the most commonly dispensed product between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31, a government spokesperson told CBC Manitoba in an emailed statement ...

Two days ago, an advert for the designer contraceptive pill Yasmin - which claimed to help women avoid weight gain and give them a sense of well-being - was withdrawn. The Government's Medicines ...

Pills that contain progestin and estrogen are called combined oral contraceptives (COCs). Most forms of modern birth control pills contain lower amounts of estrogen than they did in the past.

New Delhi: A new pill has shown promise against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea -- a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) --, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet.