NON-CONTRACEPTIVE HEALTH BENEFITS
The following non-contraceptive health benefits related to the use of oral contraceptives are supported by epidemiologic studies which largely utilized oral contraceptive formulations containing estrogen doses exceeding 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol or 0.05 mg of mestranol (73Ð 78).
Effects on menses:
° increased menstrual cycle regularity
° decreased blood loss and decreased
Effects related to inhibition of ovulation:
° decreased incidence of functional
° decreased incidence of ectopic pregnancies
Effects from long-term use:
° decreased incidence of fibroadenomas and fibrocystic disease of the breast
° decreased incidence of
° decreased incidence of
° decreased incidence of
