Benefits of birth control pills

Besides revolutionizing sexualualidad of women and allow them to plan their lives, the pill has other benefits. According to researchers at the Medical Center of Duke University, the risk of ovarian cancer is reduced by up to 50% when taken the contraceptive pill containing the hormones estrogen and progestin.

In addition, the researchers argue that when a woman swallows pills with high levels of progestin, the risk of contracting the disease is reduced by 50%. The conclusion of this study is that oral contraceptives protect against ovarian cancer, and that the protective effect of progestin is a scientific result that could lead to the development of new drugs against ovarian cancer.

Pills, placebo and quality of life

A study by the Institute of Clinical Research of Duke University in Durham (USA), conducted with 7,600 patients suffering from chronic heart disease has shown that those who regularly took a drug as both a placebo twice suffered fewer complications than Skips shots of medication.

For researchers, people who follow it to the letter are also those that tend to obey the doctor's advice, like leaving alcohol and snuff and exercising, practices that also improve their quality of life.
Experts suspect that this "placebo effect" has more to do with the way of being of each person who submits to study with a particular pharmaceutical effect.