Incidence of meningioma in women with a history of combined oral contraceptive pill use and polycystic ovary syndrome

Findings suggest a potential protective association between combined OCP use and meningioma that remained significant after controlling for obesity, PCOS status, and race. Additionally, this study found that meningioma risk in patients with PCOS differed based on obesity status.

Authors

Suguna. Pappu
Emily Vachon
E.E. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-2904)
Heidi L Gaddey
Bryan McConomy
Tyler B. Nofzinger
Kathryn Tsai

Institutions

Carle Foundation Hospital (US)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Illinois College (US)
The Christie Hospital (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: Women s Health
Published: 2026-02-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057261421724
Primary Topic: Meningioma and schwannoma management
Type: article
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Incidence of meningioma in women with a history of combined oral contraceptive pill use and polycystic ovary syndrome

Suguna. Pappu, Emily Vachon, E.E. Edwards, Heidi L Gaddey et al.

Feb 1, 2026

Women s Health

Meningioma and schwannoma management

article

Incidence of meningioma in women with a history of combined oral contraceptive pill use and polycystic ovary syndrome

Suguna. Pappu, Emily Vachon, E.E. Edwards, Heidi L Gaddey, Bryan McConomy, Tyler B. Nofzinger, Kathryn Tsai

February 1, 2026article en

Abstract

Findings suggest a potential protective association between combined OCP use and meningioma that remained significant after controlling for obesity, PCOS status, and race. Additionally, this study found that meningioma risk in patients with PCOS differed based on obesity status.

Women s HealthVol. 22

Carle Foundation Hospital (US), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US), Illinois College (US), The Christie Hospital (GB)

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Meningioma and schwannoma management

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