Systematic Reviews of Oral Contraceptives

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.

Updated September 2008

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Title:   Progestogens in combined oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Combined oral contraceptives (COC) have an oestrogen and a progestogen component. The oestrogen dose has gradually been reduced to 30 micrograms or less in order to minimise side effects. However, nowadays the progestogen dose cannot be decreased since further ...
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) as treatment for primary dysmenorrhoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Primary dysmenorrhoea is painful menstruation (monthly bleeding) that causes cramping and can cause headaches, nausea and vomiting in women. An excess of the hormone prostaglandin is a known cause. Stopping ovulation helps dysmenorrhoea. The synthetic h...
Date:   Feb 2001
Title:   Biphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Side effects of birth control pills may keep women from using them as planned. Attempts to decrease side effects led to the two-phase pill. Pills with phases provide different amounts of hormones over three weeks. Whether two-phase pills lead to fewer p...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Oral contraceptive pills for heavy menstrual bleeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) is a common cause for referral to gynaecologists in countries like the UK. It is a debilitating social and health condition, and it can result in anaemia. The oral contraceptive pill can provide control of the mens...
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   20 mcg versus >20 mcg estrogen combined oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Concerns about safety have led to making birth control pills with less of the hormone estrogen. Pills with less estrogen might not work as well to prevent pregnancy and could cause bleeding problems. This review looked at studies that compared pills wit...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Biphasic versus triphasic oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Side effects of birth control pills may keep women from using them as planned. Attempts to decrease side effects led to the three-phase pill in the 1980s. Pills with phases provide different amounts of hormones over three weeks. Whether three-phase pill...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Modern combined oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Endometriosis is a common women's healthcare condition which is defined as the growth of endometrium (lining of the uterus) at sites outside the uterus, such as the ovaries. Endometriosis is commonly found in women with painful periods, pain with sexual...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Triphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Side effects of birth control pills may keep women from using them as planned. Attempts to decrease side effects led to the three-phase pill in the 1980s. Pills with three phases provide different amounts of hormones over three weeks. One-phase pills ha...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Insulin-sensitising drugs versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for hirsutism, acne and risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and endometrial cancer in polycystic ovary syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women with polycystic ovary syndrome suffer from excessive hairiness (hirsutism), irregular periods, and acne. They are also at greater risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and endometrial cancer. In women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acne is a common skin problem for women. Several treatments are available. Combined birth control pills, which have the hormones estrogen and progestin, are often prescribed for women with acne. This review looked at how well birth control pills worked ...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Birth control for women who are breastfeeding is important worldwide. Each year, millions of women decide whether to use birth control after having a baby. The decision includes the type of birth control and when to start using it. Researchers and healt...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Combination contraceptives: effects on weight
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fear of weight gain prevents some women from using the contraceptive pill or patch. Sometimes, women stop using the pill because they believe it caused weight gain. This review examined trials of contraceptive pills or patches where the woman's weight w...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Treatment of vaginal bleeding irregularities induced by progestin only contraceptives
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   As the use of progestin-only methods of contraception continues to increase worldwide, the problem of the vaginal bleeding disturbances these methods induce is becoming of increasing public health relevance. A number of approaches are used by clinicians...
Date:   May 2007
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