Oral contraceptives exposure may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies.

Front Pharmacol · 2026 · PMC13079376 · PMID 41993581

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However, the difference in the latter did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.064), while no difference in ovarian cancer incidence was observed between the two groups in the Asian cohort (HR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.71–1.23; P = 0.628).

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