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Fresh alert on contraceptive pill worries French women, but doctors warn against rushed decisions

Fresh alert on contraceptive pill worries French women, but doctors warn against rushed decisions
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France's medicines regulator is warning 1.6 million users of desogestrel-based pills about a risk of meningioma, a usually benign tumor, sparking a surge in calls to doctors.

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