Valentina Santamaria

BackgroundCombined hormonal contraception might worsen migraine in sensitive women, especially during the free-hormone interval, and raise concerns about the vascular risk. The characteristics of a contraceptive pill containing estradiol va…

Considerable advances have been made in hormonal contraception in recent years, geared at maximizing compliance and minimizing discontinuation. In oral contraceptive (OC) formulations, the estrogenic component, generally ethinyl estradiol (…