OBJECTIVES To determine the association between myocardial infarction and use of different types of oral contraception in young women. DESIGN Community based case-control study. Data from interviews and general practice records. SETTING England, Scotland, and Wales. PARTICIPANTS Cases (n=448) were recruited from women aged between 16 and 44 who had suffered an incident myocardial infarcti...

BACKGROUND With the recent US Food and Drug Administration approval of a combination oral contraceptive that causes a withdrawal bleed every 3 months instead of monthly, avoidance of menstruation through extended or continuous administration (>28 days of active pills) of combined oral contraceptives may become more commonplace for reasons of personal preference rather than limited to treatment ...