Editorial, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 2 Issue: 1
Update on Oral Contraceptives
| Marlene Shehata1*, Fady Youssef2 and Alan Pater3 | |
| 1Marlene Shehata Pharmaceuticals, Southwestern Ontario, Canada | |
| 2Khazendara Hospital, Cairo, Egypt | |
| 3Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada | |
| Corresponding author : Marlene Shehata Clinical Pharmacist Consultant/ Cardiovascular Geneticist, Marlene Shehata Pharmaceuticals, Southwestern Ontario, Canada Tel: 519-702-5476; Fax: 347-710-5334 E-mail: marlenefouad@yahoo.com |
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| Received: January 07, 2013 Accepted: January 08, 2013 Published: January 11, 2013 | |
| Citation: Marlene Shehata (2013) Update on Oral Contraceptives. J Womens Health, Issues Care 2:1 doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000e105 |
Abstract
Update on Oral Contraceptives
Oral contraceptive pills are an effective means of preventing pregnancy only if used in the proper way (missed pills are a common cause of contraception failure). Two main kinds of birth control pills exist in the Canadian market namely combination pills and progestinonly pills. The aim of the present editorial is to highlight some of the major points surrounding oral contraceptive pills utilization. We gathered our information from clinical practice as well as from Rowan et al., Shrader et al. and the online website “uptodate”
