OBJECTIVE To understand whether using oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) results in temporary interruption of bleeding for etonogestrel contraceptive implant users during a 14-day course. METHODS In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned etonogestrel implant users reporting 7 consecutive days or more of bothersome bleeding to receive 14 pills of study drug (150 microgram levonorgestrel an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate postoperative long-term cyclic and continuous administration of combined oral contraceptive (OC) pills in preventing endometriosis-related pain recurrence. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENT(S) Three hundred eleven women who underwent laparoscopic excision for symptomatic ovarian endometrioma. INTERV...

Contraceptive methods are useful in family planning and prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Studies done in different countries however have reported poor knowledge and low use of these contraceptives especially the emergency contraceptive pills (ECP). In Tanzania, the awareness and knowledge of women about ECP is not well documented. The aim of this study was to assess awareness, knowledge and...

Hepatic adenoma is a rare, benign tumor of the liver, and its occurrence has been strongly associated with use of oral contraceptives. An estimated 320 cases of hepatic adenoma are diagnosed each year, 282 of which are attributable to oral contraceptive use.! This association was first suggested by Baum et aI,2 who in 1973 reported seven cases of hepatic adenoma, all related to oral contracepti...

Catamenial Pneumothorax is generally considered to be a rare entity. The lack of clear cause means that diagnosis and treatment challenging. objective this case report increase awareness highlight the role serial chest radiographs in improving pathology. A 33-year-old mother two presented at radiology department with history recurrent right-sided pain corresponded her menstrual period. Previous...

In premenopausal women, estrogen therapy has different effects in smokers and nonsmokers. Studies of oral contraceptive pills consistently find that hormone use results in a much higher relative risk for cardiovascular events in smokers than in nonsmokers. For example, in the World Health Organization Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease and Steroid Hormone Contraception, use of oral c...