The pill can increase the risk of blood clots in the leg, the lung, or the brain (a clot in the brain causes a stroke).
Taking beta carotenesupplements (pills) can increase the risk of lung cancer in smokers who smoke one or more packs a day.
Studies have shown that the pills can increase the concentration of almost anyone, and they are widely used by college students hoping to do well on exams.
The pill would increase blood flow to women's genitals, improving sensation and lubrication.
One researcher has found that big pills increase the effect while another has argued that the effect is dependent upon cultural background.
As I, a nonphysician, understand it, the modern low-estrogen pill does not significantly increase the risk of cancer, nor need it cause weight gain.
Studies were suggesting that the pills might increase a woman's risk of heart attacks and strokes.
But an exhaustive analysis of nearly all of the studies on the subject has concluded that the pills do not increase the long-term risk of the disease.
However, if you smoke, the pill may increase your risk of high blood pressure, blood clots, and blocked arteries.
Even low-estrogen pills may increase your risk of stroke, according to the American Stroke Association, perhaps because estrogen causes blood to clot more easily.