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POSTED May 6, 2011 - 15:00 | POSTED BY Anter Prakash Singh

Hormone therapy and contraceptive pills prevent brain aneurysm--study

A new study has revealed that women who suffer from cerebral aneurysms have less chances of taken the contraceptive pill or a hormone replacement therapy.

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Cerebral aneurysm is the weakness of the blood vessels that results in ballooning of these vessels.

Study suggests estrogen is helpful in prevention
The researchers asked 60 women who suffered from cerebral aneurysm if they had taken the hormone replacement therapy and also about the use of contraceptive pills by them. The findings were compared to the usage by 4682 other women.

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POSTED April 2, 2010 - 15:51 | POSTED BY neha gupta

Contraceptive pills effective against ovarian cysts too--study

The very common oral contraceptive pills can be an effective remedy against ovarian cysts, claims a study conducted by two Auckland researchers, Johnson and Shelley Reilly.

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Though cysts can easily be got rid of by surgery, the pills can also reduce the recurrence of the cysts and the complications associated with the surgical procedure.

The study is the first of its kind randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the oral contraceptive pill treatment in order to stop endometrioma recurrence.

239 women studied
The study looked at 239 patients who had recently undergone surgeries for cyst removal for two years.

POSTED January 5, 2009 - 13:08 | POSTED BY Neelam Goswami

Contraceptive pills may harm male fertility, environment

New York, United States, January 5: For decades, women have been taking contraceptive pills to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancy. Surprisingly, these pills are polluting t

Contraceptive pills may harm male fertility, environment

The report that published Saturday claims that the contraceptive pill has negative effects on male fertility and the environment.

The contraceptive pill is responsible for “releasing tons of hormonesdefine into nature” through female urine, polluting the environment and causing unknown damage to the world around us, the Italian-language report quoted Pedro Jose Maria Simon Castellvi, the president of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, as saying.

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