1.   It seems unlikely, therefore, that the ability to adjust for body weight would have materially affected the results that relate to pill use.

2.   - San Francisco has the lowest rate of diet pill use in the country, says the Wall Street Journal.

3.   Earlier studies of pill use in women with family histories of breast cancer had conflicting results, with some showing an increased risk and others finding no effect.

4.   In addition to helping to prevent ovarian cancer, pill use reduces the risk of developing ovarian cysts, which often result in the loss of an ovary.

5.   Studies also show that benign cysts of the ovaries and breasts as well as pelvic inflammatory disease decrease with pill use.