Cellular changes by oral contraceptives

Cambios celulares por anticonceptivos orales

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Milena Alfonso
Johanna Chamorro
Kelly Rada
Giovanny Tique

Abstract

Oral contraceptives are widely used drugs in women of childbearing age. They can cause cytological alterations that confuse the observer, both in the exo and endocervix and in the endometrium. These changes are described and illustrated that sometimes simulate carcinomas, but never produce them.

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