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British Medical Journal Dec 1972
Topics: Contraceptives, Oral; Female; Humans; Pancreatitis; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Progesterone
PubMed: 4642807
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5839.551 -
Contraception May 2009
Review
Topics: Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Obesity; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Unplanned
PubMed: 19341843
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.11.017 -
British Medical Journal Nov 1979
Topics: Adult; Contraceptives, Oral; Female; Humans; Maternal Mortality; Pregnancy; Risk; Smoking
PubMed: 519443
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6201.1362 -
Tidsskrift For Den Norske Laegeforening... Feb 2012Since 2002, specially qualified nursing sisters and midwives have had the right to prescribe contraceptive pills for women aged 16 to 19. This arrangement has since been...
BACKGROUND
Since 2002, specially qualified nursing sisters and midwives have had the right to prescribe contraceptive pills for women aged 16 to 19. This arrangement has since been expanded to cover hormonal contraception, with the exception of the hormonal coil. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the arrangement.
MATERIAL AND METHOD
The prescription register uses pseudonyms and contains a number of facts about user, medication and prescriber. A database of women born in 1989, totalling 29,821, has been designed as a unit for analysis.
RESULTS
75 and 79% of the cohort had filled at least one prescription for contraceptive pills or hormonal contraception by the end of the calendar year in which they turned 19. Almost 12% had filled at least one prescription for the mini-pill, while far fewer had filled prescriptions for vaginal hormone ring, contraceptive injection, contraceptive patch or hormonal coil. Doctors issued two third of the prescriptions. Nursing sisters wrote more prescriptions than doctors for the age group 17-18. The period of time during which they had been using the contraceptive pill and the mini-pill did not depend on who prescribed them.
INTERPRETATION
The fact that close to 80% of the cohort born in 1989 has filled at least one prescription for hormonal contraception shows that there is a high degree of awareness about preventing unplanned pregnancy. Extending the right to write prescriptions to nurses and midwives has increased the availability of contraception, and young women are taking advantage of this option.
Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Contraception Behavior; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptives, Oral; Databases, Factual; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Humans; Intrauterine Devices, Medicated; Norway; Nurse Midwives; Nurses; Physicians; Young Adult
PubMed: 22314738
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0637 -
Revue Medicale de Liege Mar 2012A new combined oral contraceptive called Zoely has just been marketed in Belgium. It contains nomegestrol acetate, a progestin known for its high contraceptive... (Review)
Review
A new combined oral contraceptive called Zoely has just been marketed in Belgium. It contains nomegestrol acetate, a progestin known for its high contraceptive reliability based on its antigonadotropic power and long half-life. This progestin is associated with estradiol and Zoely is devoid of ethinyl estradiol, which is the usual component of the majority of combined oral contraceptives and is primarily responsible for thrombotic side effects of the pill. The compositon and type of regimen of this new oral contraceptive contribute to its efficacy and excellent clinical tolerance.
Topics: Animals; Contraception; Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; Drug Design; Estradiol; Humans; Megestrol; Norpregnadienes; Tablets
PubMed: 22611833
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British Journal of Sports Medicine Mar 1983Of the 109 specialist female physical education students who answered a detailed questionnaire on menstruation and the contraceptive pill in relation to exercise, 91...
Of the 109 specialist female physical education students who answered a detailed questionnaire on menstruation and the contraceptive pill in relation to exercise, 91 (83.5%) reported that they suffered menstrual problems. These included stomach ache, depression, abdominal cramps and backache. Over two-thirds of the students considered that these problems adversely influenced their physical performance. However, whether they had a mainly physiological or psychological effect is not clear. Many of the students with menstrual problems thought that exercise had a beneficial effect and helped alleviate their discomfort. A small number of students reported problems such as amenorrhoea and reduced menses possibly due to excessive training. Just under half the students in the investigation took the contraceptive pill, and though as many students taking the pill complained of menstrual problems as those not taking it, they reported less problems and to a lesser degree. Most students claimed that taking the contraceptive pill had no effect upon their performance.
Topics: Contraceptives, Oral; Dysmenorrhea; Female; Humans; Menstruation; Physical Education and Training; Physical Exertion; Sports Medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 6850205
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.17.1.46 -
British Medical Journal Mar 1969
Topics: Cerebrovascular Disorders; Contraceptives, Oral; Eye Diseases; Female; Humans; Migraine Disorders; Nervous System Diseases
PubMed: 5769857
DOI: No ID Found -
British Medical Journal Jul 1970
Topics: Breast Neoplasms; Contraceptives, Oral; Female; Humans
PubMed: 5431096
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5715.165-c -
British Medical Journal Oct 1968
Topics: Contraceptives, Oral; Depression; Female; Humans; Libido
PubMed: 5681062
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5624.187-c -
British Medical Journal Sep 1970
Topics: Breast Neoplasms; Canada; Contraceptives, Oral; Female; Humans
PubMed: 5472773
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5725.773-b