C = Continuation (continuing with COC use in a woman who develops a new medical condition); COC = Combine oral contraceptive; I = Initiation (starting COC use by a woman with a specific medical ...

Ongoing research is critical to identify potential risks of new formulations, write Amani Meaidi and Harman Yonis Hormonal contraception has been a fundamental aspect of reproductive health for ...

From a pool of over 2 million women of reproductive age, users of most methods of hormonal contraception -- including ...

Most OC formulations are monophasic ... have been re-evaluated and reduced during the 45 years of experience of oral contraceptives, with the improvement of their tolerance profile.

The oral contraceptive pill, commonly referred to as “the pill”, was introduced in the 1960s. With it, women were able to ...

Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of Ovarian Cancer (2008) Ovarian cancer and oral contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of data from 45 epidemiological studies including 23,257 ...

Oral contraceptive pills are a widely used form ... as they may recommend switching to a different pill formulation or ...

However, each woman's absolute risk remained low: Use of the estrogen/progestin pill translated to one extra stroke for every ...

Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...