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Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Stephanie Algenio-Anciro, MD,
David Grant Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Travis Air Force Base, California
Christina Valerio, MD,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; David Grant Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Travis Air Force Base, California

American Family Physician. 2024;109(6):513-514.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

  1. 1.Schroll JB, Black AY, Farquhar C, et al. Combined oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhoea. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023(7):CD002120.

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