Written by Emilie White, PharmD | Reviewed by Alyssa Billingsley, PharmDUpdated on February 16, 2024 Key takeaways: Melatonin is an over-the-counter sleep aid that interacts with several medications. Caffeine, certain antidepressants, and oral birth control pills can raise melatonin levels in the body. This increases your risk of melatonin side effects. Melatonin may make nifedipine...
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Certain Birth Control Pills Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer By Up To 30%, University Of Oxford Researchers Find
There is a relative increase of around 20% to 30% in breast cancer risk associated with current or recent use of either combined oral or progestagen-only contraceptives.” By Amanda Prestigiacomo Mar 25, 2023 Peter Dezeley via Getty Images Hormonal contraceptives come with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by...
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A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
by University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public Domain Getting a birth control implant used to cost some women hundreds of dollars, if they were among the nearly half of privately insured Americans covered by a health plan with a high deductible that they were responsible for paying. But a new study in the April issue of...
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No, your birth control won’t cause depression
by Kristin Samuelson, Northwestern University Women who struggle with mental illness often don’t take the most effective birth control methods because they worry the hormones in these contraceptives can trigger depression and suicide, a myth that has been perpetuated by recent studies. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found hormonal contraceptives—the pill, IUDs, vaginal rings, etc.—do...