UNDERSTANDING “THE PILL,” Michael Silverstein, MD (Digital)
While oral contraceptives have been around for many years, a number of economic, technological, and social obstacles had to be overcome before it would become available to patients. Present day, oral contraceptives are widely used and accepted as one of the most effective methods of birth control when used properly. Many patients think of their
DO HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES INCREASE THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER?, Nathan Fox, MD (Digital)
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examined the association between the use of hormonal contraception (oral contraceptives, hormone-releasing IUD’s, hormonal patches, hormone-releasing vaginal rings) and breast cancer. The authors looked at data from 1.8 million women ages 15 to 49 in Denmark, followed on average for 10.9 years. They found
