Lack of oral contraceptives may increase women's mortality
Recent evidence from long term observations of hundreds of thousands of women, in 10 European Countries, clearly demonstrated that the use of oral contraceptives reduced mortality by roughly 10%. [1][2]
Newer oral contraceptives increase womens' overall survival.
References
[1] doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0484-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627614/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28188769
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Lack of oral contraceptives may increase women's mortality
Recent evidence from long term observations of hundreds of thousands of women, in 10 European Countries, clearly demonstrated that the use of oral contraceptives reduced mortality by roughly 10%. [1][2]
Newer oral contraceptives increase womens' overall survival.
References
[1] doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0484-3.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627614/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28188769
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