Not all IUDs are alike. There are several types, and they come in different sizes. Furthermore, its ability to protect against certain STDs cannot be generalized as protection against all STDs. WHO publishes results of a new study on oral contraceptives and the risk of stroke Oral contraceptive pills containing an estrogen and a progestogen have been in use since around 1960. Today there are some 60 million users of this method worldwide.
Oral pills owe their popularity to their high effectiveness and convenience of use.
Today Americans know that heart disease strikes both genders. But even though older women and men have equall high risks, women remain underinformed and undertreated.