Dangerous Blood Clots-Birth Control Pills-Generation

FDA advisers: revise popular birth control labels

A chemist displays birth control pill of German drugmaker Schering and a cortisone of drugs and chemicals group Merck in a Berlin apothecary

ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new generation of birth control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of dangerous blood clots. Although all common birth control pills increase women's chances of getting blood clots, concerns have recently been mounting about an even higher risk linked to a newer generation of pills that contain the compound drospirenone, such as Bayer AG's popular Yaz and Yasmin. ... read more..

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Painful Menstrual Periods-Birth Control Pills-Swedish Researchers-Menstrual Cramps

Women on the Pill have less menstrual pain

A box of Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control medication for women is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women on birth control pills tend to have less painful menstrual periods than those not on the contraceptives, a new study finds. Swedish researchers found that of 2,100 women followed from age 19 to 24, those on the combined birth control pill (estrogen and progestin) had less-severe menstrual pain over time. It's already common practice for doctors to recommend the Pill to women with dysmenorrhea -- menstrual cramps, back pain and other symptoms that are severe enough to disrupt a woman's life. ... read more..

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