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    Glossary Oral Contraceptives

    medications taken orally to prevent pregnancy

    Oral contraceptives, commonly known as "the pill," are medications taken by mouth to prevent pregnancy. They typically contain synthetic forms of the hormones estrogen and progestin, which work by inhibiting ovulation, thickening cervical mucus to block sperm, and altering the uterine lining to prevent implantation.

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    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. USE OF SPIRONOLACTONE IN COMBINATION WITH AN ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE IN TREATMENT OF HIRSUTISM 2004
    4. Use of oral contraceptives in the management of acne Open access journal of contraception · 2011 · 1 citations
    5. Use of oral contraceptives in the management of acne DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2011
    6. Testosterone levels in relation to oral contraceptive use and the androgen receptor CAG and GGC length polymorphisms in healthy young women Human Reproduction · 2006 · 25 citations
    7. 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
    8. Hair cortisol/cortisone in combined oral contraceptive users: An exploratory analysis Contraception · 2025
    9. Use of Finasteride- Oral Contraceptive Pill Combination in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Related- Infertility Medical Journal of Babylon · 2012
    10. Effects of an oral contraceptive containing chlormadinone acetate and ethinylestradiol on hair and skin quality in women wishing to use hormonal contraception Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012 · 6 citations
    11. Oral contraceptives and risk of breast cancer in women aged 20–54 years International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 1995
    12. Family planning 2011: better use of existing methods, new strategies and more informed choices for female contraception Human Reproduction Update · 2012 · 11 citations
    13. Contraceptive use in acne Clinics in Dermatology · 2014 · 21 citations
    14. Assessing medication use patterns among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome at a tertiary care teaching hospital in South Korea: A retrospective study Medicine · 2024
    15. The use of hormonal agents in the treatment of acne Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2016 · 14 citations
    16. What do users in a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) forum think about the treatments they tried: Analysing treatment sentiment using machine learning Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine · 2025
    17. Elevation of serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels from isotretinoin therapy with concomitant oral contraceptives Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 1995 · 1 citations
    18. A systematic review of commonly used medical treatments for hirsutism in women Clinical endocrinology · 2007 · 75 citations
    19. The Role of Oral Contraceptives in the Treatment of Hyperandrogenic Disorders ˜The œAmerican journal of medicine · 1995 · 57 citations
    20. Use of ethinylestradiol/drospirenone combination in patients with the polycystic ovary syndrome Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2008 · 52 citations
    21. The Treatment of Hyperandrogenism with Oral Contraceptives Seminars in reproductive medicine · 1989 · 25 citations
    22. Cardiovascular profile of pharmacological agents used for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2019 · 4 citations
    23. The Use of Hormonal Antiandrogen Therapy in Female Patients with Acne: A 10-Year Retrospective Study American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2018 · 22 citations
    24. The use of cyproterone acetate/ethinyl estradiol in hyperandrogenic skin symptoms – a review The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care · 2017 · 11 citations
    25. Melasma and other skin manifestations or oral contraceptives. PubMed · 1967 · 10 citations
    26. 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
    27. The Evaluation of the Role of Androgens in Hirsutism and the Use of a New Anti-androgen “Cyproterone Acetate” for Therapy 1974 · 58 citations
    28. Comparison of resumption of ovulation after cessation of oral contraceptives and medroxyprogesterone acetate in women with polycystic ovary syndrome Gynecological Endocrinology · 2024 · 1 citations
    29. SAT383 Case Study: Impact of Weight Reduction and Oral Contraceptive Pills on Hyperandrogenism Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023
    30. YouTube and the implementation and discontinuation of the oral contraceptive pill: A mixed-method content analysis PLoS ONE · 2024 · 6 citations