Combined Oral Contraceptive Use and the Risk of Cervical Cancer: Literature Review

• Hauptverfasser: Adriane Cristina Bovo (VerfasserIn), Priscila Grecca Pedrão (VerfasserIn), Yasmin Medeiros Guimarães (VerfasserIn), Luani Rezende Godoy (VerfasserIn), Júlio César Possati Resende (VerfasserIn), Adhemar Longatto Filho (VerfasserIn), Ricardo dos Reis (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract 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...