Previous epidemiological studies suggesting an association between oral contraceptive use and ulcerative colitis incidence have been weak and conflicting. To measure a possible association, 46 inciden...
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested a weak association between oral contraceptive use and Crohn's disease, specifically Crohn's colitis. To measure a possible etiologic association, 51 women...
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The risk of Crohn's disease in relation to oral contraceptive use was evaluated in a hospital-based, case-control study of 57 women with Crohn's disease and 2189 controls with other conditions. The re...
Vessey M et al., 1986British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.)
Since the start in 1968 of the Oxford Family Planning Association contraceptive study 31 women have developed ulcerative colitis and 18 have developed Crohn's disease, giving incidences of 0.15 and 0....