1. Anything that inhibits ovulation - eg, pregnancy or oral contraception - reduces the risk of ovarian cancer.

2. Many forms of oral contraception use a synthetic progesterone.

3. They found that, women who had taken oral contraception at some point in their lives had a lower risk of death from any cause compared with those who had never taken the pill.

4. Current or recent use of oral contraception also may protect against colorectal cancer in the short term (18% decrease in risk).

5. The study indicates that, not only does oral contraception not increase risk for disease or death, but it may provide some protection and even increase longevity for women.

6. The effect of smoking was most apparent in those who had never used oral contraception.

7. If the egg is fertilized, the placenta produces progesterone,[http:///oral contraception.html] whose effects include preparing the mammary glands for lactation. Many forms of oral contraception use a synthetic progesterone.

8. I was involved in an extremely good example of oral contraception two weeks ago.

9. More than two million American women use DMPA, including approximately 400,000 teens, and more than 11 million use oral contraception.

10. Since its introduction in the early 1960s, more than 300 million women are thought to have used oral contraception, often for prolonged periods.

11. Most of these women are between the ages of 40 and 50 years and are still candidates for oral contraception.

12. I must pause for one fast second and say a fast word about oral contraception.