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Know your medicine - Learn more about oral pills  -  May 8, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Oral contraceptives, which contains only progestin are known as progestin only pills or mini pills. These pills work by preventing the woman’s ovaries from

Steroidal hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,...among women with sickle cell disease, a trial with 25 women who had three monthly injections of a progestin-only contraceptive commonly called Depo.

Combo HRT linked to lower-risk breast cancers  -  May 9, 2007
MSNBC...users of hormone replacement therapy, 1347 used combined therapy and 984 used estrogen-only therapy; 38 women reported using progestin-only therapy.

How To Recognize And Prevent All Different Kinds Of Strokes  -  Apr 25, 2007
Evening Bulletin,There are alternatives, such as progestin-only pills or intrauterine devices (IUDs). Take Precautions If You Get Migraines: Migraines are associated with a

How To Recognize And Prevent All Different Kinds Of Strokes  -  Apr 25, 2007
Evening Bulletin,There are alternatives, such as progestin-only pills or intrauterine devices (IUDs). Take Precautions If You Get Migraines: Migraines are associated with a

Health Beat  -  Apr 13, 2007
Student Life,They can be given in either a combination of different hormones or as progestin-only pills like those offered as "Plan B." Hormone pills work by "fooling"

'The pill': long-lived standard  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,There are more than 40 brand names, but two basic types: combination pills, containing estrogen and progestin, and progestin-only pills.

The pill still fights cancer years later  -  Mar 17, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Some women are taking progestin-only pills, she said. "Future studies will be needed to compare those." Carney cited many reasons to take oral

Low-dose Contraceptives Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer  -  Mar 12, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Women who used OCPs containing progestin only at a dose of 10 mg or greater had an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with those who had

Myths on the Pill Debunked  -  Mar 14, 2007
FitSugar.com,Anyone who fits this profile is fine on a progestin-only “mini-pill� (or Depo-Provera). It’s OK to take any medicine with the Pill: Wrong. St. John’s Wort,

10 myths about the pill busted  -  Mar 13, 2007
CNNAnyone who fits this profile is fine on a progestin-only "mini-pill" (or Depo-Provera). 9. MYTH: It's OK to take any medicine with the pill.

Always remember contraception  -  Feb 14, 2007
Health24.com,Non-hormonal methods are recommended, such as condoms or an IUD. The progestin-only mini-pill could also be a solution.

Study findings from University of Florida, US, highlighted ...  -  Dec 28, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...mediators is considered central in the manifestation of events leading to irregular uterine bleeding in progestin-only contraceptive users. Evidence

Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk  -  Dec 13, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...containing estrogen and progestin, and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), an injected contraceptive containing progestin only.

Hormonal Contraception Does Not Increase HIV Risk  -  Dec 11, 2006
MedPage Today,...estrogen and progestin, depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, an injected contraceptive containing progestin only), and no hormonal contraception.

Hormonal contraception does not increase HIV infection risk  -  Dec 13, 2006
Aidsmap,...oral contraceptives (COC) containing estrogen and progestin or a progestin-only injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone actate (DMPA).

Emergency contraceptive offered free Wednesday  -  Dec 4, 2006
Durham Herald Sun,The emergency contraceptive, Plan B, is a progestin-only pill that prevents pregnancy when used up to five days after unprotected intercourse.

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