Most birth control medications won't affect how much you weigh, but there are some exceptions that can cause weight ...

Women taking certain types of hormonal contraceptives may be more likely to develop venous thromboembolism (VTE) if they’re also taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), observational ...

Using NSAIDs and hormonal birth control together increased the overall risk of blood clots in women in the study, but the researchers stressed that the overall risk is still low. When you purchase ...

It takes one week for oral birth control to work or to start working again if you missed two pills. Copper IUDS work up to five days retroactively.

The nurse practitioner who inserted my IUD worked with the precision and speed of someone on a pit crew. Or, really—just someone working in the gynecology department of a student clinic at one of the ...

Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It helps the brain to regulate ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) is primarily known to many as a hormone for blood formation. However, it has been known for some years ...