The oral contraceptive pill: a revolution for sportswomen?

Review The oral contraceptive pill: a revolution for sportswomen?

Objectives—To determine the eVects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance in female athletes. Methods—A literature review was performed using literature retrieval methods to locate relevant studies. Results—Most female athletes primarily choose to use the OCP for contraceptive purposes, but cycle manipulation and control of premenstrual symp...

The oral contraceptive pill: a revolution for sportswomen?

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) on skeletal health, soft tissue injury, and performance in female athletes. METHODS A literature review was performed using literature retrieval methods to locate relevant studies. RESULTS Most female athletes primarily choose to use the OCP for contraceptive purposes, but cycle manipulation and control of premenstrual...

Oral contraceptive pill for heavy menstrual bleeding.

BACKGROUND Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) is a benign yet debilitating social and health condition. Treatments prescribed in order to reduce excessive menstrual blood loss include prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors, antifibrinolytics, the oral contraceptive pill and other hormones. The combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is claimed to have a variety of beneficial, inducing a regular...

The oral contraceptive pill and the principle of double effect.

Some clinicians and ethicists in the first group object to the combined OCP based on good indirect evidence that it could cause the death of an early embryo.4 Others in this group broaden their moral opposition to include the primary effect of the OCP: direct suppression of fertility for procreative (family-planning) purposes. For the latter, moral objection to the OCP would continue even if it...

Noncontraceptive health benefits of the oral contraceptive pill.