Update on Oral Contraceptives

Update on Oral Contraceptives

Oral contraceptive pills are an effective means of preventing pregnancy only if used in the proper way (missed pills are a common cause of contraception failure). Two main kinds of birth control pills exist in the Canadian market namely combination pills and progestinonly pills. The aim of the present editorial is to highlight some of the major points surrounding oral contraceptive pills utilization. We gathered our information from clinical practice as well as from Rowan et al., Shrader et al. and the online website “uptodate”