title: Hormonal contraception: recent advances and controversies.
abstract: This document will outline new delivery systems and contraceptive formulations, summarize recent advances in emergency contraception, and review the effects of hormonal contraception on cancer risks, cardiovascular disease, and bone.
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004343:Drug Implants; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D004343:Drug Implants; D006728:Hormones