OBJECTIVES. To review the profile of emergency contraceptive users, their reasons for using emergency contraception, and whether they use it correctly. DESIGN. Retrospective analysis of medical records. SETTING. Six Birth Control Clinics and three Youth Health Care Centres of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS. Women requesting emergency contraception between 2006 and 20...

AbstractIntroduction : Melasma is one of the most common hyperpigmentation disorders among womans, patches which commonly found on face especially sunlight exposured area. One factors causing melasma use oral contraceptives cause buildup hormones estrogen and progesterone skin.Objectives Thus, aim study to analyze association between duration contraceptive pills melasma.Methods This used a cros...

This publication was produced for review by the U.S. Agency for International Development. It was prepared by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. © 2 00 5 Ar le tte G au tie r, Co ur te sy o f P ho to sh ar e Emergency contraception is an important component of reproductive health programs, providing women with the only method that can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex o...

AIM To review milestones in development of oral contraceptive pills since their introduction in the US 50 years ago in order to better understand how a new formulation with low-dose estrogen in an extended-cycle pattern fits into the evolution of birth control pills. METHODS This is a review of trends in the development of various birth controls pills and includes data from phase III clinical...

BACKGROUND Ovarian epithelial cancers are among the most lethal women's cancers. There is no doubt about the preventive role of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in development of ovarian cancers. But, there are limited numbers of studies to address the effect of these agents on the number of cortical inclusion cysts (CICs), their epithelial type and suppression of the metaplastic phenomenon by t...

In October 1995, following advice from the Committee on Safety of Medicines, the Department of Health issued a press release concerning the use of seven brands of combined oral contraceptive pills. All pills carry an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events," though the absolute risk is low and considerably less than the health risks associated with an unwanted pregnancy or abortion. Rece...

BACKGROUND Awareness of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) associated with an intention to use other contraceptive methods has rarely been investigated. This study compared the ECP awareness of males and females and its associations with intention to use four other contraceptive methods (condoms, oral contraceptive pills, and withdrawal and rhythm methods) in unmarried university students in K...

A growing population is a matter of concern for developing countries like India. Family planning with the aim controlling required sustainable development. In India, government initiative family programmes includes promotion male and female sterilisation to provide different contraceptives couples intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs), condoms, anti-pregnancy pills, etc.