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Women with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) need to be cautious when taking an oral contraceptive (OC), observational data suggest—those on progestin-only pills are nearly three times more likely to ...

Mirena is a type of intrauterine devices (IUD) that prevents pregnancy for up to 6 years. It works by releasing a hormone called levonorgestrel, a type of progestin. Because of this, Mirena is not ...

Ever use of any hormonal contraceptive was associated with an increased breast cancer risk in a large cohort study in Sweden. The risk varied by progestin content, with desogestrel tied to a higher ...

A trial performed by the Women's Health Initiative assessed the effects of estrogen (conjugated equine estrogens) plus progestin (medroxyprogesterone acetate) therapy versus placebo in 16,608 ...

Until about 20 years ago, physicians routinely prescribed the hormones estrogen and progestin for women after menopause, when levels of both of these hormones decline. This seemed like a logical ...