Valentina Santamaria

BACKGROUND: Combined 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 …

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 (…