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Combined hormonal contraception

Long term safety of hormonal contraception

Contraceptives and breast cancer: recent updates

More than 100,000 women
More than 1 million women years
Present use: RR 1.33 (C.I. 1.03-1.73) only due to triphasic LNG
Past use: RR 1.12 (C.I. 0.95-1.33)

Hunter et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19: 2496-2502, 2010

Compared with “ever users”, “never users” of OC had a significantly LOWER incidence from any cause (adjusted RR 0.86, CI 0.82-0.93, n=46112 (378006 and 819175 WY, respectively)

Hannaford et al, BMJ, 2010:346

Combined hormonal contraception

Protection from some cancers e.g. endometrial and ovarian cancers, up to 50% risk reduction

Protection against benign diseases e.g. benign breast diseases like fibrocystic and fibroadenomatosis disease decreased by 50-70%

Other possible health benefits

  • Protection against pelvic inflammatory diseases
  • Reduces risk of follicular cyst by 50% and corpus luteal cyst by 80%
  • Past contraceptive use protects women after they reach menopause; reduced risk of low bone mineral density was documented
  • Reduction in acne

ESHRE Capri Workshop Group. Hum Reprod Update 11:513-525, 2005

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