Modern pills, known as "low-dose oral contraceptives (OCs)," contain ethinyl estradiol at concentrations of 20-35 µg. The subsequent discovery of deleterious effects of progestin on the lipid ...

Her experiences of taking oral contraceptives inspired her to study the science involved and publish a book, How the Pill Changes Everything, in 2019. In recent years, many women have become ...

Using the oral contraceptive pill: slightly increases your risk of breast and cervical cancer in the short term, but substantially reduces your risk of cancers of the uterus and ovaries in the ...

The trials presented in the application for FDA approval of Enovid as an oral contraceptive were the largest drug trials ever run. In the trials, 897 women had taken 10,427 cycles of the Pill with ...

C = Continuation (continuing with COC use in a woman who develops a new medical condition); COC = Combine oral contraceptive ... contraceptive methods, as the progestin-only pill, intrauterine ...

School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance ...

From May 1, the oral contraceptive Slinda (drospirenone) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This ...

In the decade after the Pill was released, the oral contraceptive gave women highly effective control over their fertility. By 1960, the baby boom was taking its toll. Mothers who had four ...

and 68% of those are on oral contraceptive pills. “A lot of women like to be on the pill because it removes the general ups and downs of hormones associated with the menstrual cycle, which can ...

It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer ...