Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing both estrogen and progestin do not contribute to the development of enlarged breasts (macromastia) – nor do they increase the risk of breast regrowth in ...

Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine ...

It is commonly believed that COCs can initiate or aggravate headaches. Since migraine in particular has a higher prevalence during the fertile age, and the use of COCs is obviously more frequent at ...

No matter how many alarms and reminders you set, taking your birth control pill at the same time every day can be tricky. But it is important, and can be even more so depending on the type of birth ...

Modern-day estrogen oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are considered low-dose compared with previous iterations of the pill, with the majority of estrogen in combined oral contraceptives (COCs) being ...

The type of birth control you use is a personal decision, and there are many options to choose from, such as combination pills and progestin-only pills. The type you take may depend on side effects ...

The association between use of oral contraceptives and increased risk of venous thrombosis has long been known, although lowering of the estrogen dose in combined oral contraceptive (COC) preparations ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether the short-term hormone withdrawal that users of combination oral contraceptive agents (COCs) experience one time per ...

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