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Therapeutic uses of contraceptive steroids
The Journal of Family Practice
|September 1, 1984
Abstract:
During the past 20 years, contraceptive steroids have undergone significant changes as the result of an increased understanding of their metabolic, pharmacologic, and hormonal activities. During this time, prospective and retrospective epidemiologic studies have elucidated several noncontraceptive health benefits of oral contraceptive steroids, including their therapeutic effects for endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, polycystic ovarian disease, and benign breast disease. From this review it appears that the benefits of oral contraceptive steroids in young, healthy, nonsmoking women far outweigh their more publicized, infrequent risks.
Keywords:
BiologyContraception--therapeutic useContraceptive Agents, Female--therapeutic useContraceptive Agents--therapeutic useContraceptive Methods--therapeutic useDermatological EffectsDiseasesDysmenorrheaEndometrial EffectsEndometritisEndometriumFamily PlanningGenital Effects, FemaleGenitaliaGenitalia, FemaleHair DiseasesHirsutismInfectionsMenstruation DisordersOral Contraceptives--therapeutic useOvarian CystsOvarian EffectsOvaryPhysiologyReproductive Tract InfectionsSigns And SymptomsTreatmentUrogenital EffectsUrogenital SystemUterine EffectsUterus