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Alert for millions of women taking contraceptive injection as study finds drug may raise risk of brain tumours by five-fold
Experts said that while the risks remained low, the findings suggest that some cases of meningioma will be the result of certain birth control medications. NHS prescription data suggests there are ...
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Doctors demand action on women’s health after contraception linked to tumours
She said: “If somebody would only use a contraceptive injection, I wouldn’t prevent ... acetate every month in England, NHS data suggest. Paul Pharoah, professor of cancer epidemiology at ...
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‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says
It comes as new NHS figures revealed more than 316,000 pharmacy consultations for the contraceptive pill have been carried out since a scheme launched in April 2023. Dr Fuller said ...
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The 2 forms of contraceptive ‘most likely to trigger deadly heart attack and stroke’ revealed
CERTAIN contraceptives may carry a risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a new study. While the overall risk is very low, researchers said medics should be aware of the risks ...