Oral Contraceptive Pills and Hypertension: A Review of Current Evidence and Recommendations. [PDF]
Hypertension, 2023 Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have been used as effective and popular forms of contraception since the middle of the last century. By 2019, over 150 million reproductive-aged individuals were using OCPs to prevent unintended pregnancies worldwide ...
Cameron NA, Blyler CA, Bello NA.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2023 Context Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects more than 1 in 10 women. Objective As part of the 2023 International PCOS Guidelines update, comparisons between combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP), metformin, and combination treatment were ...
Melin J +10 more
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The Role of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cohort Study. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2021 There is a need to establish the role of antiandrogens as an alternative or concomitant therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Thus, the objectives of this study are (1) to assess the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) at week 12 in HS ...
Montero-Vilchez T +5 more
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Effects of oral contraceptive pills on mood and magnetic resonance imaging measures of prefrontal cortical thickness. [PDF]
Mol Psychiatry, 2021 Gonadal hormones influence neuronal organization and plasticity. Yet the consequences of altering their concentrations by administering contraceptive agents, which are used by most reproductive-age women in the United States, are unclear. Cross-sectional
Petersen N +6 more
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2014 Chinazo Ujuju,1 Samson B Adebayo,2 Jennifer Anyanti,3 Obi Oluigbo,3 Fatima Muhammad,4 Augustine Ankomah5 1Research and Evaluation Division, Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria; 2Planning, Research and Statistics Directorate, National Agency for ...
Ujuju C +5 more
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Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction in a young female patient without cardiovascular risk factors—Massive left main coronary artery thrombosis induced by oral contraceptive pills: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground The association between oral contraceptive pills and cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, has been a subject of debate in the medical literature.
Samar Younes +7 more
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Cerebral vein thrombosis in a woman using oral contraceptive pills for a short period of time: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Cerebral vein thrombosis is increasing in young adults. Although oral contraceptive pills increase the risk of cerebral vein thrombosis, relatively high brain venous involvement is rare when oral contraceptive pills are consumed for a short ...
Somayeh Moeindarbari +2 more
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Use of combined oral contraceptive pills among teenage girls in Calabar, Nigeria
Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2012 Christopher U Iklaki,1 John E Inaku,2 John E Ekabua,1 Patience O Odusolu,1 Charles O Njoku11Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Calabar Teaching ...
Iklaki CU +4 more
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Evolution of Oral Contraceptive Pills. [PDF]
J Obstet Gynaecol IndiaGandhi AB, Supe PA.
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European Journal of Endocrinology, 2023 OBJECTIVE To compare between different combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) as part of the update of the International Evidence-Based Guidelines on Assessment and Management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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