The Pill: Abortifacient or Contraceptive? A Literature Review

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 Emergency Contraceptive Pill – a Second Chance

Oral Lichen Planus or Oral Lichenoid Reaction? A Literature Review

Background and Aim: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, inflammatory, T-cell-mediated autoimmune oral mucosal disease. Oral lichenoid lesions develop as a type IV hypersensitivity reaction. Both of these entities are potential precancerous conditions; this adds to their clinical significance. The purpose of this literature review was to detect the similarities and the differences of these le...

Plan B : Emergency Contraceptive Pill

Plan B is a progestin [4]-only emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that can be taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex in order to prevent an unwanted pregnancy [5]. Plan B was created in response to the United States Food and Drug Administration?s (US FDA) 1997 request for new drug applications (NDAs) for a dedicated ECP product, and was approved for sales in the US in 1999. Duramed, ...

Contraceptive failure and the progestogen-only pill.

Contraceptive failure and the progestogen-only pill The case report by Chandler and Nash1 in this issue of the Journal is interesting and highlights the need for trials of hormonal contraceptive use to include obese women. The authors acknowledge that despite an apparent association between contraceptive failure and higher body weight in studies of a Norplant® prototype and a levonorgestrelrele...