A new #Maturitas study examines the link between #OralContraceptive use and long-term mortality 🔍
Using NHANES data, longer use was associated with lower all-cause, cardiovascular, & cancer mortality, supporting long-term safety
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/...

What Makary’s Plan For Expanding OTC Drug Access Could Mean For Safety There are political and safety considerations as the FDA looks to make more drugs OTC. Also, antibiotic resistance is a huge problem where those meds are OTC.

New: As Makary considers making drugs #OTC, political and safety considerations will come to play. He should also consider #AntimicrobialResistance

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#FDA #Mifepristone #OralContraceptive #antibiotics #Tylenol #NSAID #autism

New Publication Alert! 📣 How do #oralcontraceptives (OCs) impact #wellbeing? 🧠

Research led by Cluster member Melanie Kowalczyk from Uniwersytet SWPS examined #anxiety and inhibitory control in #oralcontraceptive users vs naturally cycling women.

📚 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2044...

#Shoshone #Navajo tribes used #stoneseed known as #ColumbiaPuccoon #Lithospermumruderale #oralcontraceptive before development of modern birth control pills. Tribes had extensive knowledge of local plants&medicinal properties. consumed for contraceptive effects,resourcefulness #indigenouspractices

COCPs Improve Obesity Outcomes in Hyperandrogenic PCOS COCPs were associated with improved obesity outcomes among patients with hyperandrogenic PCOS, but metformin added little benefit.

From #ENDO2025: Although the addition of #metformin offered little benefit, combined #OralContraceptive pills were associated with improved #obesity outcomes in hyperandrogenic #PCOS.

@endocrinesociety.bsky.social @upenn.edu

Editors Choice 🌟

Hormonal shifts during the #menstrualcycle may affect muscle injury risk. This study used hormonal confirmation and #shearwaveelastography to assess #hamstring rigidity in #eumenorrheicwomen and #oralcontraceptive users.
👀Read article: zurl.co/nIYTE