Archives of Family Medicine 2000 Feb;9 (2): 126-33. The primary mechanism of oral contraceptives is to inhibit ovulation, but this mechanism is not always operative. Read more...
“Oral Contraceptive Use as a Risk Factor for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis,” Kahlenborn, et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2006 Oct; 81(10): 1290-302. Read more...
IARC Monographs Programme Finds Combined Estrogen-Progestogen Contraceptives and Menopausal Therapy are Carcinogenic to Humans – World Health Organization: Read Full Text An IARC Monographs Working Group has concluded that combined Read more...
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BBC News – April 4, 2003: Long term use of the contraceptive pill could contribute to a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer, researchers suggest. Human papillomavirus (HPV) Read more...
“Breast Cancer and Hormonal Contraceptives: Collaborative Reanalysis of Individual Data on 53,297 Women with Breast Cancer and 100,239 Women without Breast Cancer from 54 Epidemiological Studies,” by Collaborative Group on Hormonal Read more...