THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
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Summary: combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are not only highly effective way to protect against unwanted pregnancy, but also a means of regulating the menstrual cycle, prevention and treatment of a whole group of gynecological diseases. Thanks to advances in science of the last decades, the choice of contraceptive methods unusually extended, was made possible by the transition to a high dose COCs and micro-dose drugs. Despite the fact that not all aspects of the effects of COCs sufficiently explored, is generally recognized key role in their family planning programs. In recent years, the problem has acquired special urgency regulation of reproductive function in women with extragenital pathology.
Objective: To evaluate the current position of the use of combined oral contraceptives for the treatment of various gynecological diseases.
Materials and Methods: provides an overview of the literature devoted to the assessment of the prevalence of the use of COCs, the modern concept of the mechanism of action and approaches to their destination.
Results: the diversity of the clinical action of COCs allows to consider their drugs of first choice for protection against unwanted pregnancy, as well as the method of treatment of gynecological diseases, such as menstrual disorders, the elimination or reduction in the severity of dysmenorrhea, reduction of symptoms in premenstrual syndrome, reducing the frequency of inflammatory diseases of small bodies pelvis etc. After using COCs reduces the risk of cancer of the endometrium, ovaries and mammary glands.
Conclusion: The correct and timely appointment of combined oral contraceptives not only eliminates the risk of unwanted pregnancies, but also provides a therapeutic effect in various gynecological diseases.Keywords
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