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Do OCPS help ovarian cysts resolve?

Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls.
Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls.
Episode • Mar 28, 2019 • 8m
Historically, oral contraceptive pills were prescribed in attempt to help quicken resolution of ovarian cysts. Is this practice evidence-based? In this session we will review the Cochrane Database regarding this topic as well as the mechanism of action of how certain contraceptives (etonogestrel/levonorgestrel) pre-dispose to the “unruptured ovarian follicle“.