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Headline:

Study: birth control pill cuts risk of some ills

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Findings of a study involving 162,000 participants showed that women on birth control pills had a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and no increased risk of cancer. However, women taking birth control pills after menopause were more likely to have heart disease or certain cancers.

Newspaper Article Source:

Associated Press. Marchione, M. Study: birth control pill cuts risk of some ills. Star Tribune, 2004 October 21: A9(c 1).

Newspaper Article Referred to:

Author(s): R Victory (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) C.D'Souza (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) M.P. Diamond (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) et al (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) Title: Adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes are reduced in women with a history of oral contraceptive use: results from the women's health initiative database
Conference: ASRM Annual Meeting (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: 2004 Oct 19

NTM /10/21/2004