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The combined oral contraceptive pill
InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2022The 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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The benefits of combined oral contraceptives
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1989The benefits of combined oral contraceptives are put into perspective considering their effectiveness as a contraceptive actual risks for breast ovarian endometrial and cervical cancer and effects of reproductive and other body systems. Combined oral contraceptives are the best contraceptives available except for injectable progestogens therefore they
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Combined oral contraceptives and cervical cancer
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004The 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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▼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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Combination Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Disease
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 1996Few 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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Combination Estrogen–Progestin Oral Contraceptives
New England Journal of Medicine, 2003A healthy, sexually active, 35-year-old woman presents for advice about the use of oral contraceptives. She does not smoke cigarettes and has no personal or family history of venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Her blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg.
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Combined oral contraceptives: health benefits beyond contraception.
Panminerva medica, 2014It has been recognized for over 50 years that combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are also capable of offering health benefits beyond contraception through the treatment and prevention of several gynaecological and medical disorders. During the last years a constant attention was given to the adverse effects of COCs, whereas their non-contraceptive ...
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Low dose combined oral contraceptives
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Update on combination oral contraceptives.
American family physician, 1990Oral contraceptives in current use appear to be safe and effective. Studies found that early contraceptive pills, which had a high estrogen content, were associated with a number of serious side effects and long-term sequelae. Studies of the newer low-dose preparations demonstrate a much lower incidence of adverse effects.
D M, Wall, M P, Roos
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