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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hannah, a 24-year-old student from west Surrey, is among this number. She is now dealing with painful and life-changing vaginismus after a coil fitting which, she says, left her "in agony". Vaginismus ...

As of next month, millions of women will be saved a trip to their GP when pharmacists will be given the power to prescribe the contraceptive pill (both combined and mini) over the counter. The move is ...