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Most estrogen patch side effects (like bloating, nausea, and breast tenderness) are mild, temporary, and improve as the body adjusts. Less common side effects may affect comfort or quality of life but ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

The birth control patch is a thin, beige, 1¾-inch (4½-centimeter) squarepatch that sticks to the skin. It releases hormones through the skin into the bloodstream to prevent pregnancy. Hormones are ...

Objectives Clonidine is increasingly used in the management of childhood motor disorders. Reports are limited regarding the use of transdermal clonidine patches (TCPs) for this indication. We aimed to ...

The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering them to women overseas, as aid workers voice concerns that the US ...

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women. By Caroline Kitchener Reporting from ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

Birth control in the form of pills, patches and rings may contain estrogen. Smoking while on birth control that includes estrogen increases the risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, ...