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Oral Contraception
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are available only by prescription and come in either a combination of estrogen and progestin or progestin alone. Many brands of each form are available.
Oral contraception
Brand NameGeneric NameChemical Name
Micronor, Nor-QD
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Oral contraception (birth control pills). Compared with women who've never used them, women who use oral contraceptives for three years or more reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 30 percent to 50 percent.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Oral contraception and myocardial infarction revisited: the effects of new preparations and prescribing patterns. Br J Obstet and Gynecol 1981; 88: 838-845. 5. Mann Jl, Inman WH. Oral contraceptives and death from myocardial infarction.
First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraception, Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007)
Beral V, Doll R, et al; Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of Ovarian Cancer.
Oral contraception, parity, breast feeding, and severity of rheumatoid arthritis. AnnRheumDis. 1996 02;55(2):94-8.
Pikwer M, Bergstrom U, Nilsson JA, Jacobsson L, Berglund G, Turesson C.
Vitamin B6 has been shown to be an effective remedy for depression associated with oral contraception and menopause.
The 'pill' is a highly effective form of oral contraception for women. Two types are available in Australia: the combined pill and the mini pill.
Also called emergency post-coital oral contraception (EPOC) or the "morning after pill." It is a form of birth control that may be used by women within 72 hours of having unprotected sex.
Studies have reported a strong association between cervical cancer and long-term use of oral contraception (OC).
Risk of cardiovascular disease in relation to oral contraception use with and without blood-pressure screening. Draft February 2000.
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Hannaford PC, et al. (2007). Cancer risk among users of oral contraceptives: Cohort data from the Royal College of General Practitioner's oral contraception study. BMJ, 335(7621): 651-658.
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About one out of six men over age 35 has been vasectomized, the prevalence increasing along with education and income. Among married couples in this country, only female sterilization and oral contraception are relied upon more often for family ...
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Oestrogen hormone therapy, including oral contraception
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Two-Day Method
A cervical mucus method of birth control in which a woman observes whether or not she has had cervical mucus two days in a row. A fertility awareness-based method of behavioral contraception.
 See also: Contraception, Pregnancy, Family Planning, Emergency, Symptom
  
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