Browsing All posts tagged under »oral contraceptives«

YAZ / Yasmin Pills are DEADLY

September 6, 2012 by

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From MIMS PHILIPPINES: http://www.mims.com/Philippines/drug/info/Yaz/ Who prescribed YAZ for these Filipinas? Were they given all the data so they could make an informed decision? They think they’re taking it for better skin. Why are we letting these young people take YAZ for acne? Why are our doctors not speaking out against this? YAZ is already readily […]

Kanino Ka Maniniwala?

July 16, 2012 by

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What do Asbestos and Oral Contraceptives Have In Common?

July 15, 2012 by

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They are both Group 1 Carcinogens according to the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer’s 2011 Report.

Breast Cancer and Oral Contraceptives

July 12, 2012 by

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From Breast Cancer and the Pill The Pill increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer. Why? Because oral contraceptives cause a significantly higher rate of breast cell division, and in general, cells that divide more rapidly are more likely to become cancerous. By how much? According to the 2009 study Risk Factors for Triple-Negative Breast […]

Hormone Contents in Oral Contraceptives are Carcinogens

July 12, 2012 by

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From pro-choice website Livestrong: Types of Birth Control Pills & Their Hormone Doses There are two main types of oral contraceptive birth control pills (OCPs): pills containing a combination of ethinyl estradiol (EE, a synthetic form of estrogen) and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone), and pills containing only progestin. The method of action is […]

Oral Contraceptives: Group 1 Carcinogen

July 12, 2012 by

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FYI: HPV Infections

December 8, 2011 by

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From The Epidemiology of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection: Clinical and subclinical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world, and most sexually-active individuals are likely to be exposed to HPV infection during their lifetimes. More than 40 genotypes of HPV infect the epithelial lining of the anogenital tract and […]

Oral Contraceptives and the RH Bill

May 1, 2011 by

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Cayetano/Cabral/Salonga vs the RH Bill

April 29, 2011 by

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DZIQ: Oral contraceptives have ‘more health benefits’—ex-DoH chief What exactly are the greater health benefits with using oral contraceptives, Dr. Cabral? Does anyone become healthier by using hormonal OCPs? This is “essential medicine”? When asked whether it was true that oral contraceptives posed a higher risk of breast cancer, Cabral answered in the affirmative but […]

28 Days on the Pill

April 24, 2011 by

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Listen up, ladies! If you’re on the Pill, or thinking of going on the Pill, or know someone who’s on it, or thinking of going on it, you owe it to yourself and to that person to WATCH THIS VIDEO, and spread the word. You want informed choice, right? Here it is. Here’s the information […]

Into the Light: Protecting Health and Lives of Mothers

April 9, 2011 by

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Let's talk about what it would really take to protect the health and lives of Filipino women. And no, it won't take the RH Bill to do it.

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