Combined Oral Contraceptives

10/01/2009 - "Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are highly effective when correctly used but unscheduled bleeding, which occurs fairly commonly during the early months, is disruptive for many women. "
11/01/2009 - "The study was conducted to compare cycle control, bleeding pattern and efficacy of two low-dose combined oral contraceptives. "
01/01/2006 - "The trial found progestogen-only pills to cause more bleeding irregularities when compared with combined oral contraceptives. "
04/01/2012 - "Opinion and experience of Brazilian women regarding menstrual bleeding and use of combined oral contraceptives."
07/01/2010 - "Continuous use of combined oral contraceptives is currently attracting growing interest as a means of improving menstrual related symptoms and reducing the number of bleeding days. "

01/01/2013 - "Combined oral contraceptives in polycystic ovary syndrome - indications and cautions."
11/01/2010 - "[The use of combined oral contraceptives in the polycystic ovary syndrome]."
09/01/2007 - "Combined oral contraceptives (Ocs) are the most commonly used androgen suppressors and the treatment of choice for menstrual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOs). "
02/01/2006 - "Effects of two forms of combined oral contraceptives on carbohydrate metabolism in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome."
05/01/2005 - "Combined oral contraceptives (COC) are the most often used treatment modality for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). "

01/01/2014 - "Other potential noncontraceptive benefits associated with E2V/DNG, like improvement in dysmenorrhea, sexual function, and quality of life, are comparable with those associated with other combined oral contraceptives and are discussed further in this review. "
02/01/2001 - "Combined oral contraceptives (COC) are an accepted treatment for dysmenorrhea in nonadolescent women. "
11/01/1990 - "The influence of different combined oral contraceptives on the prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea."
03/01/1980 - "Are combined oral contraceptives appropriate therapy for primary dysmenorrhea?"
07/01/2013 - "The prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea was compared in a longitudinal analysis of variance performed in the same women when using either intrauterine contraception (Cu-IUD or LNG-IUS) or combined oral contraceptives (COCs) with other methods of contraception or no contraception. "

06/01/1990 - "Case-control studies have shown that combined oral contraceptives (OCs) are protective against endometrial cancer. "
03/01/2014 - "Protection against endometrial cancer has been detected with increase parity, the use of combined oral contraceptives, and increased age of women at last delivery. "
01/01/1998 - "Two studies published in the late 1980s indicated that combined oral contraceptives (OCs) reduced the risk of endometrial cancer by 50% and this reduced risk lasted up to 15 years after discontinuing the use of OCs. "
01/01/1995 - "Use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) has been associated, in numerous studies, with a duration-linked protective effect against ovarian and endometrial cancers. "
05/01/1980 - "Users of combined oral contraceptives may have a 50% lower risk of developing endometrial cancer than nonusers, according to a recent study which also confirms that users of sequential pills have a much greater risk of developing it. "

12/01/2011 - "A systematic review of combined oral contraceptives confirmed their efficacy for acne in women. "
03/01/2011 - "An updated Cochrane Review confirmed the efficacy of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in reducing acne lesion counts. "
04/01/2014 - "Combined oral contraceptives are of benefit in both inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne. "
06/01/2013 - "Most modern combined oral contraceptives will benefit acne; however, there are some agents that may be more effective than others, primarily because of the progestin used in the agent. "
08/01/2012 - "Herein, current issues regarding the hormonal treatment of acne in the form of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are presented, and a practical method for implementing this therapy is proposed. "