Oral contraceptive pill use among Saudi women
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The combined oral contraceptive pill in women over age forty.
INTRODUCTION By the age of 35 years, most women would have completed their families and contraception then becomes an important consideration. In the next one or two decades, other health concerns such as osteoporosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, ovarian, endometrial, colorectal and breast cancers and cardiovascular diseases will assume prominence in the lives of women. We review the role o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: HAMDAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2227-247X,2227-2437
DOI: 10.7707/hmj.595