Adriane Cristina Bovo, Priscila Grecca Pedrão, Yasmin Medeiros Guimarães, Luani Rezende Godoy, Júlio César Possati Resende, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Ricardo Dos Reis
Cervical cancer (CC) is caused by persistent infection of human papillomavirus of high oncogenic risk (hr-HPV); however, several cofactors are important in its carcinogenesis, such as smoking, multiparity, and prolonged use of oral hormonal contraceptives (COCs). Worldwide, 16% of women use COCs, whereas in Brazil this rate is of ∼ 30%. The safety and adverse effects of COCs are widely discussed in the literature, including the increase in carcinogenic risk. Due to the existence of several drugs, combinations, and dosages of COCs, it is hard to have uniform information in epidemiological studies...
December 2023: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia