Publications

Revised: 31 December 2012

Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy

Listed below is material available electronically on oral contraceptives (OCs) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Most of this information has been issued by Medsafe or the Ministry of Health.

March/April 2004

The New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) have recently updated their HRT guideline summary for prescribers.
A consumer leaflet on HRT has also been published by NZGG.  It can either be printed from this web link or free copies obtained from Wickliffe (phone 04 496 2277 - brochure order no. HP3817) or Family Planning Clinics.

November 2003

Prescriber Update article - HRT: New advice from the Medicines Adverse Reactions 
Committee
Media release - Ministry of Health Strengthens Warnings Over Use of HRT

May 2003

Media release - Women's Health Initiative Memory Study

November 2002

Prescriber Update article - Hormone Replacement Therapy: Rapid Review

September 2002

Letter to Health Professionals about HRT
New Zealand Guidelines Group - Hormone Replacement Therapy Update - Key Messages
(This is a 325KB PDF file which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to enable viewing - to download Adobe Acrobat Reader click here)
Media release - New Hormone Replacement Therapy guidelines supported

July 2002

Media release - Study highlights potential risk following prolonged use of oestrogen-only HRT
Media release - Hormone Replacement Therapy Risks Known, Acted On
Media release - Information for HRT prescribers

June 2002

Prescriber Update article - POPs: an option post-VTE

March 2002

Letter to Doctors/Midwives/Pharmacists about VTE with cyproterone-containing OCs
Prescriber Update article - Venous thromboembolism with Diane 35™ and Estelle 35™
Ministry of Health (Medsafe) advice on the use of combined oral contraceptives
Patient Info leaflet - oral contraceptives and blood clots - update - Please click here for a pdf version
Media release - New advice about oral contraceptives

November 2001

Media release - Ministry of Health consulted on Estelle-35 ED™ recall

October 2001

European Medicines Agency advice matches that given in New Zealand

June 2000

Letter to NZ doctors, midwives & pharmacists about third generation oral contraceptive pills
Ministry of Health (Medsafe) advice on the use of combined oral contraceptives
New Zealand Study of Deaths from Pulmonary Embolism in Women of Child-Bearing Age
Media release - New Zealand published study on oral contraceptives published

May 1999

Prescriber Update article - Update On Deaths With Third Generation Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry reinforces advice on third generation contraceptives

March 1999

Prescriber Update article - Avoiding Pregnancy Risk When Changing Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry of Health distributes third generation pill information package
Media release - Ministry advice on pill consistent, consensual and commonsense
Media release - Ministry of Health, Medical Association joint statement on oral contraceptives
Media release - Publicity to inform women about oral contraceptives

February 1999

Oral Contraceptives and Venous Thromboembolism

December 1998

Prescriber Update article - Deaths with Third Generation Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry of Health renews oral contraceptive advice

August 1997

Prescriber Update article - The Safety of Combined Oral Contraceptives - Ischaemic & Haemorrhagic Stroke, Breast & Cervical Cancer

July 1996

Advice on the Use of Combined Oral Contraceptives

February 1996

Prescriber Update article - The Risk of Venous Thromboembolism with Third Generation Oral Contraceptives