Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

A woman's contraceptive implant ended up in her lung; doctors believe the device migrated because it wasn't inserted in her ...

The Gauteng Department of Health has explained its plans to give schoolgirls contraceptives as one of the ways to tackle ...

IUDs are small devices implanted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Finding a doctor to insert an IUD can be difficult and ...

Contraceptive implants are among the most effective types of reversible contraception.Users have a 0.05% chance of unplanned pregnancy during the first year of having the implant, if it's ...