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Results 1 - 10 of 38 for Birth Control
  1. Inheriting endometriosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... an endoscopy. Getting treatment Initially, Rachel's pediatrician prescribed birth control pills to help control her menstrual cycle and ... before," she says. Later, Rachel's doctor prescribed a birth control injection, medroxyprogesterone, which also helped ease the pain. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/inheriting-endometriosis - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Managing polycystic ovary syndrome | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... and creams to treat excess hair growth, and birth control pills or anti-androgen pills to help to decrease androgen production. An added bonus: Birth control pills also help protect against endometrial cancer. Sources: ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ommon-health-condition-for-women - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. The basics of blood clots: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... treatments such as chemotherapy (which treats cancer) or birth control pills. Often, blood clots form without any clear ... drugs that affect the hormone estrogen (such as birth control pills). Smoking. Smoking damages blood vessels and makes ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...lood-clots-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. By the numbers: Ovarian cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... result from inherited mutations in certain genes. Using birth control pills for five or more years has been associated with a lower chance of getting ovarian cancer. Five-year survival rate: ... in 2021. Women who give birth after age 35 or who have never carried ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../by-the-numbers-ovarian-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Dry eye: An overview | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Health Fast Facts Medications including antihistamines, decongestants, antidepressants, birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy for menopause, and medications ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/dry-eye-an-overview - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. How researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are unblocking the science of blood clots | NIH ... 
    ... blood clots. For example, they are studying how birth control methods that contain hormones such as estrogen affect ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...cking-the-science-of-blood-clots - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Olivia Culpo is speaking up for others with endometriosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... I got my life back. I’m on birth control, which has helped a lot. I’m not ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...up-for-others-with-endometriosis - MedlinePlus Magazine
  8. A doctor’s perspective: Living with dry eye | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Health Fast Facts Medications including antihistamines, decongestants, antidepressants, birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy for menopause, and medications ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-perspective-living-with-dry-eye - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. What the latest science says about omega-3 for dry eye | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Health Fast Facts Medications including antihistamines, decongestants, antidepressants, birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy for menopause, and medications ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...e-says-about-omega-3-for-dry-eye - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms: An overview | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... the risk of blood clotting. Hormone therapy or birth control pills may also increase the risk of clotting. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-pulmonary-embolisms-an-overview - MedlinePlus Magazine
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