Study backs OCs as aid in acute uterine bleeding.(Gynecology)

OB GYN News;  July 1, 2006 ;     605 words ......stopping nonges-tational acute uterine bleeding, according...with nongestational acute uterine bleeding are seen frequently...use of some type of combination oral contraceptives is based...progestins alone, or a combination estrogen-progestin...only two studies of acute ...

ACOG releases guidelines on hormonal contraceptives in women with...

American Family Physician;  April 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Factors ACOG addressed the use of combination oral contraceptives and other forms of...DYSLIPIDEMIA The estrogen component of combination oral contraceptives enhances removal of...atherogenesis. The progestin component of combination oral contraceptives antagonizes these ...

Diabetes risk after gestational diabetes rises with DMPA use. (Progestin...

OB GYN News;  December 15, 2001 ;     367 words ......medroxyprogesterone acetate rather than combination oral contraceptives, a University of Arizona...acetate (DMPA) users and in users of combination oral contraceptives, for an adjusted relative...up to the participants; 455 chose combination oral contraceptives and 147 chose DMPA...

Lybrel launch.(RX RETAIL PHARMACY: Branded Drugs)(Brief article)

Chain Drug Review;  August 20, 2007 ;     29 words ...Lybrel, the first low-dose combination oral contraceptive with 365-day dosing, is now available in the United States. The product was developed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth.

Oral medications stop acute nongestational uterine bleeding.(Women's...

Family Practice News;  August 15, 2006 ;     425 words ......are equally effective in stopping nongestational acute uterine bleeding, according to a small randomized controlled...Southern California. Women with nongestational acute uterine bleeding are seen frequently, and yet there has...scientifically tested, Dr. Munro said. Only two studies of ...

Study shows Pill reduces some cancer risks

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 14, 1987 ;     288 words ......Development in Bethesda, Md. The risk for women who used combination oral contraceptives - those containing a combination of female...authors said. "Our findings support previous reports that combination oral contraceptive use protects against the development of epithelial...

Combined oral contraceptives aid care

Dermatology Times;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......associated with all estrogen-progestin combination oral contraceptives, regardless of the...study results indicate various other combination oral contraceptives also improve acne...he said. Dr. Thorneycroft said all combination oral contraceptives, because they suppress...

New formulation/dosing regimen

Formulary;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......estradiol 20 mcg WYETH Continuous-use combination oral contraceptive approved for the prevention...cessation of bleeding. Like other combination oral contraceptives, this agent suppresses...with oral contraceptive treatment. Combination oral contraceptives may worsen existing...

Chewable birth control pills.(Products)

Pediatric News;  March 1, 2007 ;     58 words ......been approved by the Food and Drug Administration is now available. Femcon Fe contains the same hormones found in other combination oral contraceptives--progestin, norethindrone 0.4 mg, and ethinyl estradiol 35 mcg. The pills are available in a 28-day regimen...

Chewable birth control pills.(PRODUCTS)(Brief article)

Internal Medicine News;  March 1, 2007 ;     55 words ......pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration is now available. Femcon Fe contains the same hormones found in other combination oral contraceptives--progestin, norethindrone 0.4 mg, and ethinyl estradiol 35 mcg. The pills are available in a 28-day regimen...

OC approved for continuous use

Drug Topics;  June 4, 2007 ;     136 words ......birth control pill that is taken daily 365 days a year has received approval. The FDA gave Wyeth the go-ahead for Lybrel, a combination oral contraceptive (OC) that contains 90 meg levonorgestrel and 20 meg ethinyl estradiol. At an FDA media advisory, Daniel Shames...

Lower- vs. higher-dose estrogen for contraception.(Cochrane Briefs)

American Family Physician;  October 1, 2005 ;     539 words ...Clinical Question Compared with higher-dose pills, are combination oral contraceptives with 20 mcg of estrogen (ethinyl estradiol...Pointers Although complications are rare with these pills, combination oral contraceptives have been linked to breast cancer, cerebral...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Celgene Corporation/.

PR Newswire;  June 6, 2006 ;     98 words ...In the news release, REVLIMID(R) (Lenalidomide) Evaluated as Combination Oral Treatment Regimen in Elderly Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, issued earlier today by Celgene Corporation over PR Newswire, we...

FDA Approves Monthly Injectable Contraceptive.(Brief Article)

Family Practice News;  November 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......recently approved monthly injectable contraceptive. Like combination oral contraceptives, Lunelle contains an estrogen and a progestin...pregnancies occurred in 15 cycles in a group of 321 women on the combination oral contraceptive Ortho-Novum 7/7/7. The study population was...

FDA Approves Monthly Injectable Contraceptive.

OB GYN News;  November 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......recently approved monthly injectable contraceptive. Like combination oral contraceptives, Lunelle contains an estrogen and a progestin...in 15 cycles in a comparison group of 321 women on the combination oral contraceptive Ortho-Novum 7/7/7. The study population was...