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Combination Oral Contraceptive Pills
2020Combination oral contraceptive pills (COCs) have been available in the United States for over 50 years and are the most common single form of contraception used by US women. Up to 82% of women who have ever been sexually active have used COCs, and 19.4% of reproductive age women who use contraception report current COC use.
Luu D. Ireland, Rebecca H. Allen
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2019
IN THE CENTURY since women were finally granted the right to vote, the women's liberation movement has continued to demand equality between the sexes. The recent “Time's Up” and #MeToo campaigns highlight that these issues are still far from resolved, but it was in the 1960s that the single biggest revolution for women occurred.
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IN THE CENTURY since women were finally granted the right to vote, the women's liberation movement has continued to demand equality between the sexes. The recent “Time's Up” and #MeToo campaigns highlight that these issues are still far from resolved, but it was in the 1960s that the single biggest revolution for women occurred.
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Undertaking an oral contraceptive pill review
Nursing Standard, 2017This article provides nurses with an understanding of the process for undertaking an annual oral contraceptive pill review effectively. This is commonly referred to as a 'pill check', and is the responsibility of many nurses working in primary care and sexual health services.
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Antibiotics and Oral Contraceptive Pills
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 1989While drug interactions between anticonvulsants and oral contraceptives are well established the universality of drug interactions between pills and antibiotics is still being debated. Rifampin and anticonvulsants induce the liver enzyme cytochrome P450 oxygenase thereby speeding the metabolism of ethinyl estradiol reducing its half life by half ...
Charles Nager, Ana Murphy
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Combination Oral Contraceptive Pills
2016Combination oral contraceptive pills (COCs) have been available in the United States for over 50 years and are the most common single form of contraception used by US women. Up to 82 % of women who have ever been sexually active have used COCs and 17.1 % of reproductive age women who use contraception report current COC use. Combined oral contraceptive
Juliana Melo, Mitchell D. Creinin
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Extended Cycling of Oral Contraceptive Pills for Adolescents
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2002Given the safety profile of low-dose combination oral contraceptive pills (COCs) and their documented long-term benefits for preventing osteoporosis and gynecologic cancers extended cycling can be considered an option for all young women who prefer the psychologic and physiologic benefits of less-frequent menstruation. (excerpt)
Gina S, Sucato, Melanie A, Gold
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New concepts in oral contraceptive pill use
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992Over 30 years have elapsed since the introduction of the combination oral contraceptive pill. During this time, the estrogen and progestogen components of the pill have been reduced 80% and 90%, respectively. An improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in the metabolism of the oral contraceptive pill steroids now exists that allows us to ...
H A, Zacur, D, Stewart
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Effect of the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Ligamentous Laxity
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 2004Women are 4 to 8 times more likely to sustain a serious knee injury than their male counterparts. Previous studies have found that female sex steroids affect ligamentous tissue properties. The hypothesis is that there exists a difference in ligamentous laxity between oral contraceptive pill (OCP) users and nonusers.Blinded, single-factor, posttest-only
Paul A, Martineau +3 more
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Smoking, the oral contraceptive pill, and Crohn's disease
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1991Both cigarette smoking and the oral contraceptive pill have been implicated as aggravating factors in Crohn's disease. Based upon the recent demonstration of multifocal gastrointestinal infarction in Crohn's disease, a possible pathogenic mechanism for this condition, we propose how smoking and the oral contraceptive pill may potentiate a tendency for ...
A J, Wakefield +4 more
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Menstruation, the Oral Contraceptive Pill, and Acute Appendicitis
The European Journal of Surgery, 2000To find out if there was any association between histologically confirmed acute appendicitis, menstruation, and the use of the oral contraceptive pill.Retrospective study.District general hospital, Scotland.366 consecutive patients (median age 21, range 10-51) with histologically confirmed acute appendicitis during the period 1981-1990 were studied ...
N, Evgenikos, J, McLaren, D A, Macleod
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