Sentences with phrase «when oral contraceptives»

When oral contraceptives first entered the market, theologians across the religious spectrum wrestled with how to the deal with new medication.

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So what happens when you're taking oral contraceptives but still managed to get pregnant?

This could be a whole article on its own, but in short, I always counsel patients when they get on any types of hormone therapy — including oral contraceptive birth control.

I have a big problem when my female patients come here, and they're taking oral contraceptive pills to help with hot flushes, and vaginal dryness, and discomfort with sex, and moodiness.

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].

«The prevalence of birth defects was consistent across each of the oral contraceptive groups as well as when we added in pregnancies that ended as stillbirths or induced abortions,» Charlton said.

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.

When Martha first joined the field 30 years ago, there were only a handful of contraceptives available: condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps, spermicides, Copper T intrauterine devices (IUDs), oral pills, injectables, and early formulation of implantable contraceptives.

«The ultimate outstanding evolutionary question concerns whether the use of oral contraceptives when making mating decisions can have long - term consequences on the ability of couples to reproduce,» suggests Lummaa.

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.