The number of medical card holders taking oral contraceptives has more than doubled since 2009, according to the HSE.

A fertility app for smartphones that analyses a woman’s temperature and ovulation tests in order to identify fertile days is as effective a contraceptive as the pill, according to new clinical research.

An estimated 200,000 cases of womb cancer have been prevented in the last decade by women taking the Pill, say scientists.

Taking the contraceptive pill for even just a few years can reduce the risk of womb cancer according to a major study.

I’m 25 and started going out with my boyfriend two years ago. Shortly after that I started taking the combined pill. Could it be to blame for my low libido?