I got a letter

Most students and pharmacists subscribe to Pharmacist Letter. But how helpful is it? Well, as you know I work at Walgreens and pharmacists usually get their Pharmacist Letter there. Most of the time they don't have time to read it, but usually if I have a chance, I take my peaks at it.
Pharmacist Letter includes unbiased evidence and advice, detail documents, charts and patient handouts, answers to medical rumors, updates on newly approved drugs, and it has Palm or Pocket PC version with web like searchability for free; in addition, it offers continuing education.
One weekend, one of the pharmacist pointed out this interesting article about Hormonal Contraception. I read it, and I actually carry a copy of it with me. Well, when I had the therapeutic module on hormones I really didn't feel we got lots of information on the different kinds of hormonal contraception. I guess there is so many of them and so little time in class to discuss about them, but this article talks about the different options, combined oral contraceptives, phasic pill, the effectiveness, the extended and continues regimens, and breakthrough bleeding; in addition, it has a table of comparison of oral contraceptives. This is just some of the information that this article contained. The article is from August 2006, Volume 22, Number 220809.

Common pill Complaints:

1. Too much estrogen... Nausea, bloating, breast tenderness, increased blood pressure, melasma, headache.
2. Too little estrogen... Early or mid-cycle breakthrough bleeding, increased spotting, hypomenorrhea.
3. Too much progestin... Breast tenderness, headache, fatigue, changes in mood.
4. Too little progestin... Late breakthrough bleeding.
5. Too much androgen... Increased appetite, weight gain, acne, oily skin, hirsutism, decreased libido, increased breast size, breast tenderness, increased LDL cholesterol, decreased HDL.