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    Glossary Birth Control

    methods to prevent pregnancy through hormonal, barrier, or surgical means

    Birth control, also known as contraception or family planning, refers to methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy. These methods can include hormonal options like birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), barrier methods like condoms, and surgical procedures such as vasectomy or tubal ligation.

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    1. Pregnancy, hair loss, and the pill. BMJ · 1971 · 23 citations
    2. Comparison of two contraceptive pills containing drospirenone and 20 μg or 30 μg ethinyl estradiol for polycystic ovary syndrome International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2015 · 20 citations
    3. YouTube and the implementation and discontinuation of the oral contraceptive pill: A mixed-method content analysis PLoS ONE · 2024 · 6 citations
    4. Knowledge and beliefs about the use/abuse of oral contraceptive pills among males: A mixed-method explanatory sequential study in community pharmacy settings PloS one · 2021 · 3 citations
    5. Use of combined oral contraceptives and risk of venous thromboembolism in young women: a nested case–control analysis using German claims data BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2022 · 3 citations
    6. Oral contraceptive pill (OCP) treatment alters the gene expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women compared to drug-naive PCOS women BMC women's health · 2023 · 2 citations
    7. The Use/Abuse of Oral Contraceptive Pills Among Males: A Mixed-Method Explanatory Sequential Study Over Jordanian Community Pharmacists medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2021 · 1 citations
    8. External Validation of PCOS Questionnaire in Assessing Quality of Life in Females with PCOS Based on Lifestyle Changes with Therapeutic Measures like OC Pills and Metformin Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research · 2017
    9. SAT383 Case Study: Impact of Weight Reduction and Oral Contraceptive Pills on Hyperandrogenism Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023
    10. Consensus on women’s health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): the Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group Fertility and sterility · 2011 · 1514 citations
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    1. Why is Finasteride seen as “scary” for men, but hormonal birth control is totally normalized for women? Reddit · 19 Apr 2025
    2. SOS – The cure for women = PREGNANCY Reddit · 3 Feb 2026
    3. Anyone tried Dr. Groot shampoo? Reddit · 24 Feb 2026
    4. Minoxidil: How It Changes the Scalp Hormone Environment Reddit · 19 Feb 2026
    5. CTE and lots of shedding for over a year Reddit · 10 Mar 2024
    6. Finastride vs Spironolactone, what's more effective? Using together help? Reddit · 25 Apr 2023
    7. Stopping Spirononlactone Hair Shedding? Please help Reddit · 7 Sept 2019
    8. (20 F) Hair has been falling out for exactly a year today. Did the doctors mess up with blood work? Reddit · 5 Jun 2017
    9. [19 F] Scared of balding. What can I do? Reddit · 19 Aug 2013
    10. Female, 30, PCOS diagnosis, MPB Norwood 2. Endo refuses to give anything other than Spironolactone. Feel like I’m at my wit’s end here. Reddit · 19 Nov 2023
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