For example, the slippery, egg-white-like mucus secreted during the ovulation phase makes it easier for sperm to pass through, which is why some women chart their cervical mucus as a form of family ...

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The use of combined oral contraceptives may delay the onset of hidradenitis suppurativa among women and may improve disease severity.

New additions include the CDC's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, which details the safety of different types of contraceptives for people with various medical conditions ...

A study presented to the Temporary Scientific Committee of the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) evaluated the risk for meningioma in women using levonorgestrel or desogestrel in oral contraception ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) from 1 April 2025. A range of oral contraceptive pills are currently ...

Third-generation oral contraceptives are an association of low-dose ethinyl estradiol and potent testosterone-derived progestins, developed in order to improve general and vascular tolerance.

Entire databases have also been temporarily removed. A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Sept. 30, 2014. Researchers confirmed to ABC ...

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Objective. We studied the associations between 1) current use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and 2) glucose levels, insulin levels, and diabetes in young women. Research Design and Methods.

School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance ...

As discussed in the text these contraindications have been re-evaluated and reduced during the 45 years of experience of oral contraceptives, with the improvement of their tolerance profile.