Hormonal coils have become increasingly popular in recent years, but a recent study found an unexpected association between the hormonal coil and an increased risk of breast cancer. Although the ...

SACRAMENTO (CN) - Bayer kept selling its permanent contraceptive device Essure despite 16,000 customer complaints about its safety, and it concealed incidents of bowel perforation, three women claimed ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- A local congressman says the FDA grossly underestimated the harm caused by a contraceptive device. And he alleges the maker paid doctors kickbacks to recommend the device to ...

Bethany, 26, was on the contraceptive coil when she fell pregnant (Image: Burton Mail/BPM Media) A mum on the contraceptive coil was stunned during lockdown when she was told she was expecting ...

In the “ThemenCheck Medizin” procedure offered by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), interested members of the public can submit proposals for the assessment of ...

For the first time, women may have the option of permanent birth control without having surgery. The maker of a small, flexible coil has applied for government approval. The device, inserted into the ...

Imagine it: your contraceptive implant is due to be replaced so you contact the sexual health clinic where you got it, only to be told there are no appointments for four months. You visit your GP – ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College of Surgeons has recommended that, as entering a hospital or medical setting could really pose a risk to your health, elective and ...

A baby was sensationally pictured with a T-shaped contraceptive device, shortly after being born, that was expected to prevent their mum from getting pregnant. The baby boy, Matheus Gabriel, arrived ...

While you might have had to get used to working from home, cooking all your meals, and spending a lot more time with your flatmates than you thought you’d ever have to during lockdown, other aspects ...

Well, then you could be doing some research on a suitable contraceptive that best suits you but how can you tell what’s suitable for you? Dr Joan Okemo, a consultant obstetrician gynaecologist at Aga ...