The birth control patch, also called the contraceptive patch, releases hormones to prevent pregnancy. A person can apply the patch to certain areas of clean, dry, hairless skin where tight clothing ...

The Company expects to submit the New Drug Application for Xulane Lo in the second half of 2025. A low dose combination hormonal patch was found to be effective for pregnancy prevention based on ...

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Some hormonal birth control products, including the vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a blood clot, heart attack or stroke, new research suggests. A peer-reviewed study published ...

A recent study linked some hormonal birth controls to higher stroke and heart attack risk. Vaginal rings, skin patches, and the pill containing both estrogen and progestin had the highest risk.

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...