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2. Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend the use of combined oral contraceptive pills in women with breast cancer. [41] [97] Since combined oral contraceptive pills contain both estrogen and progestin, they are not recommended to be used in those with hormonally-sensitive cancers, including some types of breast cancer.

3. Combined hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

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   Between 2015 and 2017, 64.9% of women ages 15–49 in the United States were using contraception, and of those 12.6% were using the oral contraceptive pill. [46] There are approximately 100 million users of combined oral contraceptives worldwide, with use being more common in Western Europe, Northern Europe, and the United States. [47]

4. Estetrol (medication) - Wikipedia

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   As of June 2018, it is in phase II clinical trials for breast cancer and prostate cancer. [citation needed] In addition to a single-drug formulation, estetrol is being developed in combination with the progestin drospirenone for hormonal contraception (use as a birth control pill) to prevent pregnancy.

5. Birth control pill formulations - Wikipedia

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   Birth control pills come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogens and synthetic progestogens , and progestogen only pills. Combined oral contraceptive pills also come in varying types, including varying doses of estrogen, and whether the dose of estrogen or ...

6. Progestogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   [48] [51] [49] About 5 to 10% of women experience negative mood changes with combined birth control pills, and about 5% of women discontinue birth control pills due to such changes. [ 52 ] [ 48 ] A study of about 4,000 women found that progestogen-only birth control with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate had an incidence of depression of 1.5% ...

7. Ethinylestradiol - Wikipedia

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   Ethinylestradiol (EE) is an estrogen medication which is used widely in birth control pills in combination with progestins. [7] [8] In the past, EE was widely used for various indications such as the treatment of menopausal symptoms, gynecological disorders, and certain hormone-sensitive cancers.