Combination oral contraceptives, containing orally active estrogen and progestin sex
steroids, occupy a central role in the continuing effort: to provide safe, reliable, effective, and …

Background Side effects of oral contraceptive (OC) pills discourage adherence to and
continuation of OC regimens. Strategies to decrease adverse effects led to the introduction …

Throughout the history of medicine, thousands of drugs have been developed, but only one
has been influential enough to earn the title of simply, the pill. Introduced in May 1950, the …

Background Side effects caused by oral contraceptives discourage compliance with, and
continuation of, oral contraceptives. A suggested disadvantage of biphasic compared to …

Background In Germany today, one-third of the 20 million women of child-bearing age use
combined oral contraceptives (COCs). In this article, we summarize the current knowledge of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the estimated proportion of contraindications to combined oral
contraceptives between women who obtained combined oral contraceptives in US public …

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are the most common reversible birth control used by
US women, a fact that has remained unchanged over several decades despite the …

On the 50th birthday of the pill, it is appropriate to recall the milestones which have led to its
development and evolution during the last five decades. The main contraceptive effect of the …

Introduction of the birth control pill in the United States in 1960 marked the end of a relatively
short period of time (< 10 years) to intentionally produce an oral contraceptive, and the …

Millions of women in the United States and abroad use oral contraceptive pills. These
popular contraceptives are the most common reversible birth control method in the United …