• More than 1 million pregnancies occur every year in the United States among people using
contraception.• Contraceptive effectiveness is one of several key factors that most people …

Objective: To compare oral contraceptive (OC) use during a 12-month period among women
aged 18–39 years in the US military and the general US population using data from the …

Family planning represents a key component of reproductive health care. Accordingly, the
provision of contraception must span the reproductive age spectrum, including …

Hormonal contraception has a protective effect over ovarian and endometrial cancer
development. Relative risk of ovarian cancer decreases by∼ 20% for each 5 years of use; it …

BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers have a 54–85% and 45% lifetime risk of developing
breast cancer, respectively, and a 18–60% and 11–27% lifetime risk of developing ovarian …

Background: Many studies suggested that menstrual and reproductive factors affected the
gender disparity in liver carcinogenesis, but the results were inconsistent. Moreover, there …

OBJECTIVE: Screening for inherited thrombophilias with laboratory tests is impractical
before starting women on combined oral contraceptives. As an alternative, some …

Combined estrogen–progestogen contraceptives (oral contraceptives or OCs) and
progestogen-only contraceptives (POCs) are synthetic steroids that bind to steroid hormone …

Background: It remains unclear if oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with the
incidence of colorectal cancer. Few studies have examined this association by duration of …

Simple Summary Gallstones affect women more frequently than men. Symptomatic
gallstones are treated with surgical removal of the gallbladder. Overweight, obesity, and …