Prescriptions for hormone therapy dropped after a study suggested it could increase health risks like cancer. But experts say ...

This hypothesis is supported by earlier studies that have shown progestogen-only methods may help reduce the occurrence of ...

It slowly releases progestogen into your bloodstream, which prevents pregnancy, and it lasts for three years. “The implant is the most effective form of contraception with a 0.05 per cent failure rate ...

Taking a progestogen-only 'mini pill' carries a small risk of breast cancer - similar to combined oral contraceptive pills, say researchers. The study, in PLoS Medicine journal, is one of the ...

More people in Greater Manchester received hormone replacement therapy from the NHS last year than in any year since records ...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of monophasic estrogen-progestogen therapy on the sexuality and climacteric symptoms of postmenopausal women. Patients and Methods: A ...

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Researchers point out several weaknesses in a Danish study that finds women who use hormonal IUDs for a long time may have an ...

A new study linked early menopause to higher mortality risks. Could hormone therapy be a lifesaver for women under 40?

As well as unscheduled bleeding, it also covers the use of high doses of oestrogen and how we should adjust the progestogen dose to protect the endometrium of women using these regimes. We will have ...

According to the NHS, an IUS is a small plastic T-shape that a doctor or nurse puts into your womb. It stops pregnancy by ...

HRT replaces the hormones oestrogen, progestogen, or both, in women going through the perimenopause or menopause. It can ...