{"title":"Benefits and risks of combined hormonal contraception","authors":"Jenny Kitson","doi":"10.1002/psb.1994","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Since the introduction of the Pill over 60 years ago, combined hormonal contraception (CHC) has remained one of the most popular forms of contraception. This article outlines the choice of CHC available, including different formulations of the combined oral contraceptive pill, the transdermal patch and the vaginal ring, and discusses the benefits and risks associated with their use.","PeriodicalId":88184,"journal":{"name":"The Prescriber","volume":"23 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Prescriber","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1994","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Since the introduction of the Pill over 60 years ago, combined hormonal contraception (CHC) has remained one of the most popular forms of contraception. This article outlines the choice of CHC available, including different formulations of the combined oral contraceptive pill, the transdermal patch and the vaginal ring, and discusses the benefits and risks associated with their use.