Ethinylestradiol/Chlormadinone Acetate

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Modern oral hormonal contraceptives very reliably prevent pregnancy, as well as having other therapeutic effects. In patients treated with oral contraceptives (OCs), irregular cycles are normalised and menstrual blood loss is virtually always reduced. Dysmenorrhoea can be treated with oral contraceptives in more than two thirds of all cases, and many of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) disappear. Ovarian, large bowel and endometrial carcinomas appear to be rarer after prolonged oral contraceptive use. OCs in general, especially those with an antiandrogenic gestagen, have positive effects in androgenic skin and hair disorders (e.g. acne, seborrhoea, hypertrichosis, androgenic alopecia). …