Birth Control
Birth Control
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risks
By Frederick R. Jelovsek, M.D.
Most women are unaware that birth control pills are one of the few medicines that actually prevent cancer. In fact, 30-40% think that pills increase the risk of cancer. It is...
Birth Control
Instructions for Birth Control Pill Use
Birth control pills are a very convenient, non-invasive form of birth control. What many people don't know about the pill, however, is that it doesn't mix at all with smoking. Smoking while on the pill...
Birth Control
Instructions for Birth Control Pill Use
The birth control pill works primarily by blocking ovulation (release of an egg). If there is no egg to meet the sperm, pregnancy cannot occur. The pill also works by making cervical mucous thick...
Birth Control
Birth control pills are a very convenient, non-invasive form of birth control. What many people don't know about the pill, however, is that it doesn't mix at all with smoking. Smoking while on the pill...
Birth Control
Birth Control Pills and Abnormal Bleeding
Learn How To Avoid Break Through Bleeding (and other contraceptive problems)
by Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
Break thru bleeding after a year on pills
I am 20 years old and have been on the pill - Desogen® for...
Birth Control
Continuous Birth Control Pills for Cramps
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD, MS
Is The Pill Safe?
"My daughter just turned 17. About 1 1/2 years ago we put her on the pill to help the incredible pain she goes through every month with...
Birth Control
Birth control pills come in three forms: monophasic, in which all of the 21 active pills contain the same level of hormones, biphasic, in which the 21 active pills contain two different levels of...
Birth Control
Triphasil-The Risks and Benefits
Birth control pills can come in three forms: monophasic, in which all of the 21 active pills contain the same level of hormones, biphasic, in which the 21 active pills contain two different levels...