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combined oral contraceptive |
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combined oral contraceptive, an oral contraceptive that includes both an estrogen and a progestogen, which may be administered in either two or three different phases during each menstrual cycle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The researchers estimate that use of any combined oral contraceptive might have averted 42% of ovarian cancers and that use of pills with low doses of estrogen and progestin might have prevented 73% of malignancies. Do combined oral contraceptive pill users know how to take their pill properly? A major change in hormonal contraception since combined oral contraceptives (COCs) were introduced in the early 1960s has been the development of low-dose hormonal formulations to decrease side effects, says Dr. |
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