Sentences with phrase «by oral contraceptive»

Researchers from the Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies on Endometrial Cancer estimate that in the past 50 years (1965 - 2014) about 400000 cases of endometrial cancer have been prevented by oral contraceptive use in high - income countries, including about 200000 in the last decade (2005 - 2014).

While there are many causes of low libido, including stress and relationship problems, hormone imbalances caused by oral contraceptives is one that is often overlooked.

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At a prestigious local college, students protested an increase in the price of oral contraceptives, the medicine dispensed most frequently by the dispensary.

Oestrogen - progestogen oral contraceptives are Group 1 carcinogens, a category shared by cigarettes and asbestos.

Now, after a complaint was filed by eight faculty members, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that BelmontAbbey is discriminating against women: «By denying prescription contraception drugs, Respondent is discriminating based on gender because only females take oral prescription contraceptiveby eight faculty members, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that BelmontAbbey is discriminating against women: «By denying prescription contraception drugs, Respondent is discriminating based on gender because only females take oral prescription contraceptiveBy denying prescription contraception drugs, Respondent is discriminating based on gender because only females take oral prescription contraceptives.

I just replaced «statins» by «oral contraceptives» in your sentence.

As an extra measure of precaution, I take oral birth contraceptives instead of the traditional hormone replacement therapy that is often used by other women with my condition.

«There's a better way» than the one - size - fits - all - cure - all oral contraceptives prescribed by psychiatrists and gynecologists.

Written by one of the inventors of oral contraceptives, these two plays dramatize the social transformations and controversies created by advances in reproductive technology.

Estrogen - containing birth control — including oral contraceptives, transdermal patches and vaginal rings — prevent pregnancy by suppressing ovulation.

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who do not have other stroke risk factors, according to a Jan. 3, 2018 paper in the journal MedLink Neurology by Loyola Medicine stroke specialists.

Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain why oral contraceptives increase stroke risk, including by raising blood pressure and by making blood hypercoagulable (more likely to clot).

This association was similar across subgroups of women, including by age, smoking status, hypertension, postmenopausal hormone therapy, and oral contraceptive use.

Reproductive - age women are disproportionately impacted by Lupus, says Gulati, who cited a study in the United Kingdom that found an increased risk of Lupus in women using oral contraceptives.

Podcast Transcript: In vitro fertilization efforts can be helped by, oddly enough, oral contraceptives.

The study, published on 4 October in Lancet Infectious Diseases, also showed that oral contraceptive use by women increased the risk of HIV infection for both women and men with infected partners, but the numbers generated did not rise to statistical significance.

A new study describes the first oral male contraceptive to prevent fertilization in mice by causing sperm abnormalities.

The findings reveal that every 5 years of oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of endometrial cancer by about a quarter.

A 2013 research review published in Obstetrics and Gynecology examined the results of 55 studies and found that for women with average risk, using oral contraceptives reduced lifetime risk of ovarian cancer by 40 to 50 %.

Taking oral contraceptives that «skip» your period (as opposed to the three weeks of hormones pill, followed by one week of placebo) can provide a steady dose of estrogen, which helps keep the migraines at bay.

Magnesium depletion can be caused by a number of stresses on the body, among them lack of adequate dietary magnesium; mental, emotional and environmental stressors; some drugs (diuretics, antibiotics, oral contraceptives, insulin, cortisone); heavy exercise; diabetes; gastrointestinal disorders; and excess calcium in the diet.

In a 2011 study published in BMJ Open, researchers suggested there might be a link between oral contraceptive use by women, and rising rates of prostate cancer (an estrogen - sensitive cancer) in men, due to the excess estrogen from women making its way into our drinking water.

The use of medications, such as antidepressants, cortisone and oral contraceptives, may cause obesity by increasing appetite or decreasing metabolism.

Caffeine elimination half time may be prolonged when large amounts of caffeine are consumed (16 hours in one case)[28], in the last trimester of pregnancy (up to 15 hours), in women taking oral contraceptives (by ~ 50 %), in regular alcohol drinkers (by ~ 70 %) and in individuals with liver cirrhosis (up to 96 hours)[2,25].

For more information on CAH, see: A Commonly Missed Cause of Infertility, NonClassical CAH by Jeffrey Dach MD (78) Articles with Related Interest PCOS Part Two PCOS Part three Jeffrey Dach MD 7450 Griffin Rd Suite 180/190 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: [phone] Facebook Blog REFERENCES (1) http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Gynecologic-Endocrinology-Infertility-Editorial/dp/0781747953 The Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility: Leon Speroff MD (2) http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/88/5/1927 A Modern Medical Quandary: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Oral Contraceptive Pills, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol.

For more information on CAH, see my article on this topic: A Commonly Missed Cause of Infertility, NonClassical CAH by Jeffrey Dach MD (78) Jeffrey Dach MD 7450 Griffin Road, Suite 190 Davie, Florida 33314 954-792-4663 http://www.jeffreydachmd.md www.drdach.com www.jeffreydach.com www.drdach.com www.naturalmedicine101.com www.truemedmd.com Link to this article: http://jeffreydach.com/2008/02/13/understanding-pcos-the-hidden-epidemic-by-jeffrey-dach-md.aspx REFERENCES (1) http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Gynecologic-Endocrinology-Infertility-Editorial/dp/0781747953 The Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility: Leon Speroff MD (2) http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/88/5/1927 A Modern Medical Quandary: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Oral Contraceptive Pills, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol.

Chasteberry should not be taken by women who are pregnant, who may become pregnant, or those taking oral contraceptive pills.

Magnesium deficiency can be caused by a number of things, including — but not limited to — lack of adequate dietary magnesium, emotional stress, some drugs (diuretics, antibiotics, oral contraceptives, insulin, cortisone), heavy exercise, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and excessive calcium in the diet.

Then there also are certain oral contraceptive pills which change the hormonal balance of the body, thereby leading to irregular menstruation until the body gets accustomed to the changes made by the drug.

Oral contraceptives: By stabilizing hormone fluctuations, birth control pills may prevent PMS symptoms.

Case reports of mania induction with St John's wort have resulted in limited use of this herbal for the treatment of both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.45, 46 Interactions between St John's wort and conventional drugs are mediated by the induction of cytochrome P - 450 3A4, which results in increased metabolism and decreased absorption of widely used drugs, including digoxin, anticoagulants, antiretrovirals, oral contraceptives, statins, and cyclosporine.47

It is well known that the half - life of caffeine is reduced by 30 % to 50 % in smokers and doubled in women taking oral contraceptives or other exogenous forms of estrogen.19 Therefore, we tested the interactions between these factors and caffeine or coffee consumption for depression risk.

These frequently involve young adults, such as young women taking the combined oral contraceptive pill, who suffer a fatal PE after tell - tale signs of DVT have been missed by a GP or by hospital staff.

There were no significant differences in patterns of oral contraceptive use or the proportion of women switching their regular contraceptive method by study group (Table 2).

The vast majority of Planned Parenthood health centers offer initial oral contraceptives and refills on - site, as do three - quarters of health department sites; only one - third of sites operated by FQHCs do so.2 In addition, 99 % of Planned Parenthood health centers allow women to delay a pelvic exam when initiating hormonal contraceptives and use the «quick - start» protocol to enable a client to start the pill on the day of her visit, regardless of where she is in her menstrual cycle.

House Bill 233 would expand Missourians» access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptive pills directly to patients.

Some have built on this line of reasoning by suggesting that oral contraceptives should be given over-the-counter status too, as a replacement for comprehensive insurance coverage of contraception.1 Similarly, social conservatives seeking to exclude Planned Parenthood from public programs such as Medicaid have argued that less - specialized health care providers, such as federally qualified health centers, could fill the void this would create.2 And in October, a leaked White House memo recommended that funding for the Title X national family planning program should be cut by at least half and suggested that money could be better used for teaching adolescents about fertility awareness methods exclusively.3

For example, Planned Parenthood sites are much more likely to offer the full range of contraceptive methods, which helps women identify and obtain the methods that work best for them.6 Planned Parenthood is also particularly effective at helping clients quickly start their chosen methods, by offering services such as same - day insertion of an IUD or implant and on - site dispensing of oral contraceptives.

This analysis of survey data describes generic oral contraceptive use and out - of - pocket cost savings by switching from brand to generic oral contraceptives in a nationally representative sample.

Health Canada's reclassification of the levonorgestrel «morning - after pill» as a nonprescription drug, thus permitting pharmacists to dispense this postcoital oral contraceptive directly to women who need it, when they need it, is welcome news (see page 861).1 Less welcome is the «behind the counter» classification of levonorgestrel 0.75 mg (Plan B) by the provinces, which makes consultation with a pharmacist mandatory for any woman seeking to avoid an unintended pregnancy in this way.

over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives that is accompanied by insurance coverage or some other cost support