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Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008 Health care providers often tell women to wait until the next menses to begin hormonal contraception. The intent is to avoid contraceptive use during an undetected pregnancy. An alternative is to start hormonal contraception immediately with back-up birth control for the first seven days.
Lopez, Laureen M +4 more
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Animals, 2023 FSHr antibodies have been shown to inhibit the differentiation of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes, resulting in infertility without a pathological effect on reproductive organs. The aim of this study was to develop single-chain variable fragments (
Pakpoom Navanukraw +4 more
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Effects of Etisterone and Contrasmine pills on clinical and biochemical findings of hyperandrogenism and metabolic parameters of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: Nowadays, selection of a contraceptive with most anti-androgenic effects is an important challenge in treatment of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Mina Amiri +3 more
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Fertility and Sterility, 2016 AbstractApproximately 40 to 50% of pregnancies are unintended. Contraceptive use significantly reduces the risk of unintended pregnancy. Approximately 70% of couples' contraceptive use is female and 30% is male, attributable to the reliance on condoms and vasectomies.
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Family planning desires of older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana
South African Family Practice, 2019 Background: This study analysed the views of a stratified sample of 444 older adult women from selected health districts in Botswana on their family planning (FP) use, knowledge, accessibility and availability.
Njoku Ola Ama, John O. Olaomi
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006 Abstract: Adolescents, due to the lack of knowledge, experience, and counseling, may confront serious social and health‐related problems, such as out‐of‐wedlock pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The age of the first sexual intercourse has declined recently.
Deligeoroglou, E. +2 more
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Contraceptive Method at First Sexual Intercourse and Subsequent Pregnancy Risk: Findings from a Secondary Analysis of 16-Year-Old Girls from the RIPPLE and SHARE Studies [PDF]
, 2008 Purpose: Existing failure rate studies indicate that typical use of oral contraception (OC) results in fewer unplanned pregnancies than condom use, even among teenagers.
Parkes, A +14 more
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Triphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 Side effects caused by oral contraceptives discourage compliance with, and continuation of, oral contraceptives. Three approaches have been used to decrease these adverse effects: reduction of steroid dose, development of new steroids, and new formulas and schedules of administration.
Vliet, H.A.A.M. van +4 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan +18 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Drugs previously repurposed to target blood cancers reduced neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell growth and viability. However, their levels of anticancer activity were different and their clinical application may be problematic due to side effects at effective doses.
Abhishek Kharawatkar +4 more
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