Since the recent publication of our study on the comparative effectiveness of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in relation to progestogen type, length of pill-free interval and body mass index (BMI) during typical clinical use,1 we have received requests for further information. Specifi cally, we were asked if adolescents, who are known to have higher missed pill rates and thus higher uninte...

Since the recent publication of our study on the comparative effectiveness of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in relation to progestogen type, length of pill-free interval and body mass index (BMI) during typical clinical use,1 we have received requests for further information. Specifi cally, we were asked if adolescents, who are known to have higher missed pill rates and thus higher uninte...

Some clinicians and ethicists in the first group object to the combined OCP based on good indirect evidence that it could cause the death of an early embryo.4 Others in this group broaden their moral opposition to include the primary effect of the OCP: direct suppression of fertility for procreative (family-planning) purposes. For the latter, moral objection to the OCP would continue even if it...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance in female athletes. METHODS A literature review was performed using literature retrieval methods to locate relevant studies. RESULTS Most female athletes primarily choose to use the OCP for contraceptive purposes, but cycle manipulation and control of premenstrual...

Two female patients aged 19 years and 27 years presented with hypertensive encephalopathy and were subsequently found to have renal artery stenosis due to fibromuscular dysplasia. Both patients had had normal blood pressures recorded within the previous 6 months whilst taking the oral contraceptive pill. Their neurological state returned to normal with hypertensive control and in one case the h...

BACKGROUND Understanding contraception from the perspective of the user may help to improve compliance. The aim of this project was to determine the factors that influence the noncompliance in young women that use combined hormonal contraceptives (pill, patch or vaginal ring). METHODS A nationwide cross-sectional multicenter epidemiology study. Physicians [obstetricians/gynecologists]) record...

Objectives—To determine the eVects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance in female athletes. Methods—A literature review was performed using literature retrieval methods to locate relevant studies. Results—Most female athletes primarily choose to use the OCP for contraceptive purposes, but cycle manipulation and control of premenstrual symp...