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Effect of contraceptive pill on the selenium and zinc status of
healthy subjects - Contraception. 2009 Jul;80(1):40-3 -
"Use of OCP resulted in a significant
decrease in serum zinc levels (p</=.009, t=-3.666) and alteration of
selenium levels but not significantly (p=.08, t=0.935)"
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Trends Of Vitamin B6 Status In US Population Sample Identified -
Science Daily, 5/20/08 - "Across the study
population, we noticed participants with inadequate vitamin B6
status even though they reported consuming more than the Recommended
Daily Allowance of vitamin B6, which is less than 2 milligrams per
day ... Three quarters of the women who reported using oral
contraceptives, but not vitamin B6 supplements, were vitamin B6
deficient"
General Information:
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Contraception - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Contraception - emedicine.com
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Contraception - familydoctor.org
- Innovations in Birth Control - WebMD
News & Research:
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Which Birth Control Pill Is Safest? - WebMD, 8/13/09
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Contraceptive
Sponge Makes a Return to Pharmacy Shelves - NYTimes.com, 5/22/09 -
"The
Today Sponge is scheduled to go on sale by this weekend at 6,500 CVS and Longs
Drug Stores, the distributor said" - If anyone forgot that episode,
click here for the
abbreviated YouTube version. I'm sure DrugStore.com
will have it soon.
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Oral
Contraceptives Impair Muscle Gains In Young Women - Science Daily,
4/17/09
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Birth Control Pill Yasmin Goes Generic - WebMD, 6/24/08
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Certain Oral Contraceptives May Pose Health Risks, Study Suggests -
Science Daily, 3/10/08
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Contraceptive Pill: Cancer Protection - WebMD, 1/24/08 -
"Each five-year interval of oral contraceptive use
cuts a woman's ovarian cancer risk by up to 29%. The longer a woman uses the
pill, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer"
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Decrease in Cancer Risk for Pill Users - WebMD, 9/11/07 -
"researchers found a 12% decreased risk of any
cancer in oral contraceptive users compared with women who never used birth
control pills"
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FDA Approves Contraceptive for Continuous Use - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/07
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New Oral Contraceptive May End Periods - WebMD, 12/13/06
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Morning-After Pill Is Over the Counter - WebMD, 8/24/06
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FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Access for Plan B for Women 18 and Older -
Doctor's Guide, 8/24/06
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Higher-Dose Copper IUDs Provide Better Pregnancy Protection - Doctor's
Guide, 7/22/06
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FDA OKs New Implantable Contraceptive - WebMD, 7/18/06
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Wyeth Receives Approvable Letter From the FDA for Lybrel - Doctor's
Guide, 6/29/06
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FDA OKs New Birth Control Pill - WebMD, 5/26/06
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FDA Approves Seasonique(TM) Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive - Doctor's
Guide, 5/26/06
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New Oral Contraceptive Available in the United States - Doctor's Guide,
4/19/06
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Contraception: Treat it With Options - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/06
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FDA Approves YAZ(R), the First Oral Contraceptive to Offer Drospirenone in a
24-Day, Active-Pill Regimen - Doctor's Guide, 3/17/06
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FDA Approves New Oral Contraceptive Loestrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate
and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP and ferrous fumarate tablets) -
Doctor's Guide, 2/20/06
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Birth Control Patch May Up Clot Risk - WebMD, 2/17/06
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Less Sexual Desire After the Pill? - WebMD, 1/3/06 -
"some birth control pills can lower
a woman's free-testosterone level ... Those who had used oral contraceptives
had four times higher SHBG levels than those who had never used this birth
control method"
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Research Shows Added Calcium Benefits Women on the Pill - Doctor's
Guide, 8/18/05
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Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives May Increase Risk for Heart Attack or Stroke
- Doctor's Guide, 7/7/05
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Hormones May Remain Altered One Year After Oral Contraceptive
Discontinuation - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/05
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Halting Oral Contraceptives: Effects Linger - WebMD, 5/19/05
- On the Pill? Extra Weight Ups Pregnancy Risk - WebMD, 12/29/04
- Hypertension: On The Pill? Tell Your Dentist - Science Daily, 12/23/04
- Oral Contraceptives Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular and Cancer Risks - Doctor's Guide, 10/21/04 -
"there was an 8% risk reduction for any
cardiovascular disease ... women reporting contraceptive use had significantly reduced risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer (odds ratios of 0.81 and 0.82, respectively). There was no association between oral contraceptive use and risk of breast, cervix, colon or bladder cancer"
- Birth Control Pill vs. the Vaginal Ring - WebMD, 9/8/04
- A Better Birth Control Pill? - Dr. Weil, 11/11/03
- New Contraceptive Methods Offer Many Options for Women - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/03
- Postmenopausal Former Oral Contraceptives Users May Have Lower Rates of Heart Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/03
- FDA Approves Seasonale (Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol) Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive - Doctor's Guide, 9/8/03
- Oral Contraceptives and Depression - Medscape, 8/7/03
- IUDs Most Cost-Effective Birth Control - WebMD, 7/29/03
- Oral Contraceptive Use and Risk of Death Restricted to Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/03
- Birth Control Pill Safe for Most Women - WebMD, 7/17/03
- Menstrual Cycle Proves More Complex - WebMD, 7/10/03
- Low-Dose Birth Control Pill May Have Less Stroke Risk For Young Women - Doctor's Guide, 6/13/03
- Is it true that taking the birth control pill will cause cervical cancer? - Dr. Weil, 5/13/03
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO (Norgestimate/Ethinyl Estradiol) Shows No Effect on Body Weight Up to 13 Weeks - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/03
- Even the Best Contraceptive Methods Can Fail - WebMD, 4/29/03
- Birth Control Pill Linked to Heart Disease Protein - WebMD, 4/11/03 -
"young women who took birth control pills had twice as much C-reactive
protein in their blood as a similar group of women who did not use birth control pills ... It is possible that oral contraceptive use promotes inflammation" - See my inflammation page for ways to reduce it.
- Length Of Oral Contraceptive Use Raises Cervical Cancer Risks - Doctor's Guide, 4/3/04
- Best Condoms Still Latex, More Get Pregnant Using Polyurethane - WebMD, 3/21/03
- Continuous Birth Control Pills Can Make Periods Obsolete - WebMD, 3/12/03
- Birth Control Sponge Returns - WebMD, 3/6/03
- Sponge contraceptive on sale again - USA Today, 3/4/03
- Treating PMS With the Pill - WebMD, 2/27/03 -
"The two-year-old pill, known by the trade name Yasmin, is the first to use the progestin drospirenone,
which is believed to have diuretic properties because it is similar in structure to a water pill called spironolactone ... Prior to taking the contraceptive 30% of the women reported that PMS affected
their daily activities, but that figure dropped to 16% for those on the pill. The number of women reporting that PMS affected their general well-being also dropped, from 35% prior to taking the birth control pill to 21% while on it"
- Bleeding Similar After Immediate Versus Conventional Start Of Contraceptives - Doctor's Guide, 2/19/03
- The Pill Still Safe After 35 - WebMD, 1/6/03
- Young Women Need Careful Counselling On Tubal Ligation - Doctor's Guide, 12/31/02
- After Long Hiatus, New Contraceptives Emerge - NY Times, 12/10/02
- FDA Approves Sterilization Method - Intelihealth, 11/5/02
- Low-Dose Contraceptives Influence Lacrimal Fluid Peroxidase - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/02
- Young Military Women Unaware of Amenorrhoeic Effects of Oral Contraceptives - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/02
- Oral Contraceptive Can Boost Enalapril's Antihypertensive Effects In Postmenopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/02
- Birth Control Pills May Aid Fertility - WebMD, 9/27/02
- Pill, Weight Gain Not Linked - Intelihealth, 9/23/02
- Study Shows Oral Contraceptive Use By Young Women Does not Contribute to Weight Gain - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/02
- Bone Loss In Depo-Provera Users Largely Reversible - Doctor's Guide, 9/6/02
- Contraceptive Vaginal Ring Effective, Well-Tolerated, Convenient - Medscape, 9/6/02
- Depo-Provera Linked to Heart Problems - WebMD, 9/4/02
- New Overview Adds More Evidence For Safety Of Third Generation Oral Contraceptives - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/02
- New, Low Dose Formulation of Nation's #1 Prescribed Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA - Doctor's Guide, 8/23/02
- Oral Contraceptive Use Helps Prevent Goitre Development - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/02
- Spermicide Coated Condoms Increases Urinary Tract Infection Rates Among Women - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/02
- Back-Up Contraception No Longer Required for Women Using Norplant(R) System - Doctor's Guide, 7/26/02
- Antiepileptic Drug Levetiracetam Does Not Interfere With OCP - Medscape, 7/22/02
- Most Women Prefer Having Fewer Periods - WebMD, 6/21/02
- Few Regrets After Sterilization - WebMD, 6/19/02
- Contraceptives Don't Protect Against Leading Cause of Infertility - WebMD, 5/31/02
- Weight Adds to Pill's Failure Risk - WebMD, 5/10/02
- New Birth Control Pill Means Fewer Periods - WebMD, 5/9/02
- Essure Microinsert Sterilization Device 99.9 percent Effective at One year - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/02
- First Birth Control Patch, ORTHO EVRA Now Available by Prescription - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/02
- The Pill Linked to Cervical Cancer - WebMD, 3/26/02
- Oral Contraceptives may Increase Risk of Breast Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/25/02
- The Pill May Increase Breast Cancer - WebMD, 3/23/02
- New Birth Control Pills, Same Old Stroke Risk - WebMD, 2/7/02
- Study: IUDs not prevalent due to doctors - USA Today, 1/31/02
- Hormone In Contraceptive Fights Cancer - Intelihealth, 1/2/02 -
"Progestin is the ingredient in oral contraceptive pills that
provides the highest level of protection against ovarian cancer ... the cancer risk was cut by about 50 percent in all women taking pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin ... However, women who took pills containing high levels of progestin reduced their risk of
ovarian cancer by an additional 50 percent"
- Studies Suggest Tiny Coil Might Work As First Non-Surgical Method Of Sterilization - Intelihealth, 12/4/01
- FDA Approves Birth Control Patch, Ortho Evra (Norelgestromin/Ethinyl Estradiol) - Doctor's Guide, 11/21/01
- FDA Approves First Skin Patch Contraceptive - WebMD, 11/20/01
- More Choices The Newest Thing In Contraception - Intelihealth, 11/9/01
- Does The Pill Affect Libido By Blunting A Woman's Sense Of Smell? - Intelihealth, 10/26/01
- Femhrt And Estrostep (Norethindrone Acetate/Ethinyl Estradiol) Combat Osteoporosis And Acne - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/01
- Birth Control Patch, Ortho Evra (Norelgestromin/Estradiol), Demonstrates Efficacy and Convenience - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/01
- Bone Mineral Density Lower in Women Who Take Oral Contraceptives - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/01
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy Helps Avoid Bone Thinning Due to Injectable Contraceptive - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/01
- FDA Approves New Form Of Birth Control - Intelihealth, 10/3/01
- Study Discounts Link Between IUD Birth-Control Devices And Infertility - Intelihealth, 8/23/01
- Adverse Sexual, Emotional Side Effects of Birth Control Pills May Lead To Discontinuation - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/01
- The Pill: Is Newer Better? - WebMD, 7/20/01
- New Study Supports View That Third Generation Pill Increases Risk Of Blood Clots - Intelihealth, 7/20/01
- The Today Sponge Coming (Back) Soon - WebMD, 7/13/01
- FDA Approves Yasmin (Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol), Oral Contraceptive Containing Drospirenone - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/01 -
"Women who participated in clinical studies tolerated Yasmin very well, with only
six percent discontinuing use due to side effects. The most common reasons women gave for discontinuing use were emotional liability, headache, nausea, dysmenorrhea, intermenstrual bleeding and depression"
- FDA Approves New Birth Control Pill, Yasmin May Also Work for Severe PMS - WebMD, 5/15/01 -
"the women "had marked changes in their responses to the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire." After six
months, the women said they felt better and had less water retention than before they took the pill, she said"
- Getting Examined to Get the Pill, Is it necessary? Study suggests full exam not needed for women to get - WebMD, 5/1/01
- ACOG Officials Push For Greater Use Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/01
- Contraceptive Norplant (Levonorgestrel) As Safe And Effective As IUDs And Sterilization - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/01
- Could a Pill Protect Like a Condom? - WebMD, 3/2/01
- Contraceptive Mirena (Levonorgestrel) Now Available In US - Doctor's Guide, 2/15/01
- FDA Approves Mirena (Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System) Contraceptive - Doctor's Guide, 12/7/00
- Getting tubes tied doesn't change menstruation - CNN, 12/7/00
- New birth control device wins nod from FDA - CNN, 12/7/00
- Study Finds No Link Between Having 'Tubes Tied' and Problem Periods - WebMD, 12/6/00
- Oral Contraceptive Use Does Not Affect Bone Mass - Doctor's Guide, 11/28/00
- The Return of the Sponge: Women Are Still Waiting - WebMD, 10/19/00
- FDA Approves Country's First Once-a-Month Birth Control Option - WebMD, 10/6/00 -
"The FDA has approved a contraceptive shot named Lunelle, a once-a-month birth control option that is the first of
its kind in the United States"
- Newer, Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives As Protective Against Ovarian Cancer As Older, High-Dose Pills - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/00
- The New Generation of Birth Control Pills - WebMD, 7/13/00
- The Sponge to Make a Comeback - WebMD, 7/12/00
- Mircette 20 mg As Effective As Higher Dose Contraceptive Pills - Doctor's Guide, 3/13/00
- No Link Between Vasectomy And Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/30/99
- Seven-Day Contraceptive Patch Effective And Has Few Side Effects - Doctor's Guide, 12/29/99
- FDA Approves Contraception Drug - Intelihealth, 7/30/99
- FDA Approves Plan B Emergency Contraceptive - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/99
- Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit Approved by the FDA - Doctor's Guide, 9/2/98
- Progestin-Only Contraceptives May Increase Risk Of Type II Diabetes - Doctor's Guide, 8/11/98
- Mircette, Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive, Available In U.S. - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/98
- New Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive, Minesse, Shown To Reduce Side Effects - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/98
- Oral Contraceptive, Mircette, Receives FDA Approval - Doctor's Guide, 4/23/98
- Women Who Miss Two Birth-Control Pills Risk Pregnancy - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/97
- FDA Clears Alesse, New Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive - Doctor's Guide, 3/31/97
- New Study Reveals Dangerous Contraception Myths - Doctor's Guide, 11/22/96
- Levonorgestrel May Be Better Emergency-Contraceptive Pill - Doctor's Guide, 8/7/96
- The Pill Does Not Increase Long-Term Risk of Breast Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/96
- Protectaid Contraceptive Sponge with F-5 Gel(r) Effective for Contraception - Doctor's Guide, 2/13/96
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