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The efficacy of non‐contraceptive uses for hormonal contraceptives
Author(s) -
Fraser Ian S,
Kovacs Gabor T
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05387.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pill , progestogen , family planning , uterine fibroids , gynecology , pelvic inflammatory disease , obstetrics , endometriosis , fertility , hormonal contraception , population , hormone , physiology , research methodology , environmental health , nursing
In addition to providing safe and effective contraception, both the combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) and selected long‐acting progestogen‐only contraceptives have significant health benefits. The COCP ➢ may reduce menstrual blood loss, dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual syndrome; ➢ unequivocally reduces the later incidence of endometrial and ovarian cancer; ➢ appears to help protect future fertility, probably by reducing the risk of acute pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis and uterine fibroids. The quality of evidence for individual non‐contraceptive health benefits of the COCP is very variable.