03.15.2016 Explain risk and discuss nonhormonal contraception by Kay Jackson Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Women who are overweight or obese and using oral contraceptives had a significantly increased risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) compared with women of normal weight not taking oral contraceptives, an unmatched case-control study showed. Overweight and obesity were associated with […]
05.27.2015 by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Women taking oral contraceptive pills had slightly higher risks of developing a clot, especially if the pill was a newer formulation, according to the results of two nested case-control studies from the U.K. Yana Vinogradova, division of primary care, University Park in Nottingham, and colleagues reported any use of […]
Fran Lowry January 22, 2015 An association between hormonal contraceptives and an increased risk for glioma in younger women has been found in a Danish nationwide case–control study. That risk increases with the duration of use, David Gaist, MD, from Odense University Hospital and the University of South Denmark, and colleagues report in their study, published today […]
by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today September 16, 2014 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. BOSTON — Women using combined oral contraceptives containing norethindrone or levonorgestrel were substantially […]
Sue Hughes March 06, 2014 Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) or clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) were more likely to have used oral contraceptives in the 3 years before their diagnosis than women who did not have MS or CIS, the results of a new case-control study show. “Independent of age, smoking status, parity and obesity, […]
Stroke 2014 Jan 21;[EPub Ahead of Print], KA Ryan, JW Cole, K Saslow, BD Mitchell, PF McArdle, MJ Sparks, YC Cheng, SJ Kittner Consensus and Guidelines · January 28, 2014 Full Story Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study looked at 572 women, aged 15 to 49 years, who were taking oral contraceptives (OCs). Of these, 256 […]
Medscape Medical News from the: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2013 Annual Meeting Alice Goodman November 19, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/814659 NEW ORLEANS — Taking oral contraceptives for more than 3 years doubles a woman’s risk for glaucoma, according to a large population-based study. “This study is the first to document this risk, and it’s […]
Published: May 13, 2013 Action Points This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Note that this cross-sectional survey revealed an association between low-dose oral contraceptives and pelvic pain. Be aware that, barring longitudinal data, […]