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Combined Oral Contraceptives: A Comprehensive Review

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007
Millions of women use birth control pills for contraceptive and noncontraceptive reasons. Although there have been reports of rare adverse events, birth control pills do offer well-documented health benefits, including a decrease in the risk of ovarian and endometrial carcinoma.
Jessica, Kiley, Cassing, Hammond
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Combined oral contraceptives: venous thrombosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013
Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use has been associated with venous thrombosis (VT) (i.e., deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism). The VT risk has been evaluated for many estrogen doses and progestagen types contained in COC but no comprehensive comparison involving commonly used COC is available.To provide a comprehensive overview of the ...
Bastos, M. de, Stegeman, B.H., Rosendaal, F.R., Vlieg, A.V., Helmerhorst, F.M., Stijnen, T., Dekkers, O.M.   +6 more
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The combined oral contraceptive pill

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2022
The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) has been a popular choice of contraception since it was first introduced in 1961. There are numerous varieties of COCP and tailored regimes allow patients more choice and opportunities to adapt contraception to suit individual needs.
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AMENORRHEA FOLLOWING USE OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1973
Abstract. 249 cases of long‐standing amenorrhea after the use of oral contraceptives have been examined clinically, and their hormonal excretion in the urine has been determined. In April 1972 a follow‐up of the patients was undertaken and 178 had answered before May 1, 1972. 59.3% of the patients had recovered spontaneously, 38 of them had amenorrhea
M, Furuhjelm, K, Carlström
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Antibiotics and the combined oral contraceptive pill

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2003
Broad spectrum antibiotics have been implicated in the failure of contraception in women taking the combined oral contraceptive pill.1 Over 20% of women in the United Kingdom are regular users,2 and the Faculty of Family Planning of the Royal College of Surgeons of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommend that for them “additional contraceptive ...
Andrew J, Gibbons, Timothy J, Martin, Ian, Sharp, Andrew M, Monaghan   +3 more
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Combined oral contraceptives and cervical cancer

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004
The issue of whether there might be an increased risk of cervical cancer associated with the use of oral contraceptives has been debated for decades. Early studies found a modest association with long-term use. A literature review was performed over the past 3 years, to establish whether there is any new evidence linking cervical cancer with the use of
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Combination Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Disease

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 1996
Few medical topics have received as much public or scientific attention as the effects of combination oral contraceptives on womens cardiovascular health. This article reviews the historical context of concerns about cardiovascular health and oral contraceptives examines the physiological effects of sex steroids which may have consequences for womens ...
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The Place of Combined Oral Contraceptives in Contraception

Cephalalgia, 2000
E A, MacGregor, B, de Lignières
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▼Zoely: a new combined oral contraceptive

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 2014
▼Zoely is the second estradiol-containing oral contraceptive formulated as an ‘extended regimen’ (pill-free interval <7 days) to be licensed in the UK. However, unlike the quadraphasic estradiol-containing contraceptive Qlaira, it is a monophasic preparation.1,2 It is postulated that combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing synthetic estradiol,
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Benefits and Risks of Combined Oral Contraceptives

Methods of Information in Medicine, 1993
Abstract:The use of combined oral contraceptives carries a number of well-established major non-contraceptive benefits. Of these, the most important protective effects are suppression of the risk of epithelial cancer of the ovary and cancer of the endometrium. Also of great importance is a reduction in the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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