Nziavake Masimasi, MD Women’s Health Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Mala S. Sivanandy, MD Women’s Health Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Holly L. Thacker, MD Director, Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Center; Associate Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Address: Holly L. Thacker, MD, Women’s Health Center, A10, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: thackeh@ccf.org
ABSTRACTSeveral newer hormonal contraceptive agents have become available in recent years. Many of them are slight variations on previous agents. In this article, we review the advantages, side effects, and practical considerations of hormonal contraceptives approved in the last few years.
