Doctors in Australia have been told not to prescribe a combined contraceptive pill called Microgynon 50 due to its "unacceptably high" risk of blood clots. Even though they remain a rare side effect, ...

A pharmaceutical expert has warned that two contraceptive pills produce different side effect profiles, despite the NHS telling patients they are “identical” with one just being “cheaper”. Women are ...

A teenager from Kent suffered seven heart attacks after taking the birth control pill Microgynon for a month. Alyce Clark, from Cliffe, suffered a cardiac arrest after developing hundreds of blood ...

A teenager died after taking a contraceptive pill that is believed to have caused a blood clot. Sophie Murray, 16, fell ill in September a year after being prescribed the drug microgynon. She suffered ...

A box of Microgynon contraceptive pills, produced by Bayer AG, sits on a pharmacy counter in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. A teenager from Lancashire suffered a blood clot and died after ...

Hi Doc, I am having problems with this tablet (Loette) and went to the Doctor (in London) again - she said that the tablet is too light for me and put me on a stronger tablet "Microgynon 30 ED from ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The popularity of “the Pill” created ...

Hi Doc, is the pill still effective when you have breakthrough bleeding (fresh blood discharge)? I was on NO antibiotics recently, apparently the Loette is too light and the Doctor prescribed ...