In December 2012, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a Committee Opinion supporting over-the-counter (OTC) access to oral contraceptive pills (1). A growing body of evidence indicates that OTC provision of oral contraceptives is safe and effective and that women are interested in obtaining pills this way. With half of all U.S. pregnancies being unintended—a ...

thirty young, healthy, nonsmoking women (mean age approximately 28 years) taking low-dose oral contraceptive pills were recruited for the study of the effects of these pills on coagulating factors. twenty subjects were taking ld pill (ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg, levonorgestrel 0.15 mg) and 10 others were taking cilest (ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg, norgestimate 0.25 mg) for six months. the control...

background: cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis is an uncommon form but important cause of stroke, especially in young-aged women. methods: we performed a retrospective descriptive-analytical study in which 124 patients with cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis, who referred to nemazee hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences from january 2000 to march 2008, were included, and their demographic...

We determine whether community pharmacies in Bogotá produce differential quality signals, and if they are related to an objective measure: the compliance with prescription rules. In this quantitative descriptive study, we use simulated client methodology (N=298) assess Bogota’s comply rules contraceptive medications. find that one per cent of staff at pharmacy asked for a when pills were reques...