Iranian Society of Gynecology Oncology
A Review of Recent Findings for Obstetricians about Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills

Soheila Aminimoghaddam

Volume 2, Issue 2 , May and June 2017

Abstract
  Combined oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) contain estrogen (ethinylestradiol) and progesterone (first-generation levonorgestrel and fourth-generation drospirenone). Progesterone has peripheral effects on the endometrium, fallopian tubes, and cervix and can promote contraception. These pills are used to ...  Read More