If you are a hormonal birth control user who relied on the advice that lower hormones in your chosen method meant a decrease in cancer risks, particularly breast cancer, you may want to reconsider.

The type of birth control you use is a personal decision, and there are many options to choose from, such as combination pills and progestin-only pills. The type you take may depend on side effects ...

Monophasic birth control pills are a form of contraception. They contain equal amounts of the hormones estrogen and progestin for an entire monthly cycle. For more than 50 years, birth control pills ...