Non-contraceptive benefits
These include:
- alleviation of:
- dysmenorrhoea
- endometriosis
- functional ovarian cysts
- reduced incidence of:
- benign breast disease
- endometrial cancer
- ovarian cancer
- pelvic inflammatory disease - especially, if several partners
Reference
- Maguire K, Westhoff C. The state of hormonal contraception today: established and emerging noncontraceptive health benefits. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;205(4 Suppl):S4-8.
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