27-year-old Mumbai woman’s heart attack case reveals how PCOS, contraceptive pills may be putting young women at serious riskPayal, a 27-year-old Mahim resident, experienced a heart attack, shocking her family due to her age and the protective effects of estrogen....
08 Jun, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Study says early menopause is linked with increased rheumatoid arthritis riskA study has revealed that women facing early menopause before 45, surgical removal of reproductive organs, and having four or more children...
11 Jan, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Research suggests oral contraceptives can impair fear-regulation in womenThe research focused on the impact of combined oral contraceptives (COCs), containing synthetic hormones like estrogen and progestin, on fe...
07 Nov, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
USA FDA approves Perrigo's contraceptive pill for over-the-counter useThe USA Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the over-the-counter use of Perrigo's contraceptive drug, making it the first non...
13 Jul, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of breast cancer, suggests new studyBeware of becoming overdependent on contraceptives!
18 Apr, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
Use of hormonal birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%, says studyThe use of progestogen-only contraceptives has increased substantially in recent years.
23 Mar, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
From anaesthesia to penicillin: Drugs that changed the world, for better or worseIt's a good reminder that today's wonder drug may be tomorrow's problem drug.
19 Aug, 2022, 06.13 PM IST
Experienced erratic menstruation after Covid shot? New study shows how vaccines affect period cyclesThe changes were temporary & menstruation will return to normal after one or two cycles.
22 Jul, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
Male contraceptive pill found 99% effective in miceEver since the female birth control pill was first approved in the 1960s, researchers have been interested in a male equivalent.
24 Mar, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
Scientists believe coronavirus may increase risk of blood clots in pregnant womenThe virus aggravates the risk of blood clots and strokes associated with oral contraceptive pills.
30 Jul, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
International Women's Health Day: Facial hair, acne can mean PCOSHere is what women need to know about PCOS.
28 May, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Myth busted! Birth-control pills do not cause depressionThere is no evidence to show that contraceptive pills may harm mental health.
27 Feb, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
- Common birth control drug may up risk of HIV
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (IANS) Taking a popular injectable contraceptive drug is likely to increase the risk of developing HIV infection by 40 ...
05 Jan, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
- Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of MS: Study
New York, July 16 (IANS) Mothers who breastfeed for at least 15 months over one or more pregnancies may be 53 per cent less likely to devel...
16 Jul, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Gynaec guide to tackle womanly woesThere is a whole universe of health conditions that concern only half the population. Here's an expert gynaec guide to tackling womanly woe...
17 Jun, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
- Pfizer recalls 1 million contraceptive medicine packs
Pfizer recalled 1 mn birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women at risk.
02 Feb, 2012, 04.01 AM IST
- Two Indian ideas get $2 mn grant from Gates' NGO
Two unique ideas from India - one a non-surgical and completely reversible alternative to tubectomy and another the development of a biodeg...
10 Nov, 2010, 07.42 AM IST