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Chronic stress associated to contraceptives use on the progression of ligature-induced periodontitis in rats

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
Introduction Contraceptives are widely used by women in much of the world. The stress associated with their use can lead adverse responses in the body.
Débora Prado MARTINS, Tereza Aparecida Delle Vedove SEMENOFF, Álvaro Henrique BORGES, Natalino Francisco da SILVA, Alex SEMENOFF-SEGUNDO   +4 more
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Phylogenetic Diversity and Susceptibility of Candida Species from Women using Contraceptive Devices in Central Nigeria

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: The use of contraceptive devices predisposes women to vulvovaginal candidiasis globally. Despite the high incidence of vulvovaginal candidiasis and antifungal resistance to azoles, the genetic diversity and resistance pattern among contraceptive
A. Lillian, A. Chuku, N. Joseph, B. Ajide, R. Reuben, O. Akwashiki   +5 more
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Long-acting contraceptive agents: Norethisterone esters of polyunsaturated acids

, 1983
8 pages, 1 scheme.-- PMID: 6658875 [PubMed].Some new derivatives of norethisterone (17α-ethynyl-17β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one) are described in which the 17β-hydroxyl group of the steroid is esterified with polyunsaturated aliphatic acids.
Francisco, Cosme G., Gawronski, J., Kielczewski, M., Stoilova, V., Milenkov, B., Strekowski, L., Suárez, Ernesto, Boshkova-Ljapova, M., Freire, Raimundo, Vlahov, R., Tarpanov, V., Hernández, Rosendo, Snatzke, G., Salazar, José A., Vlahov, J.   +14 more
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One size does not fit all: An in vitro evaluation of the effects of bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone acetate on human SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG cancer cells

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, Francesco Michelangeli, Farhat Latif Khanim, Christopher Martin Bunce, William Eustace Basil Johnson   +4 more
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Prevalence and inequalities in contraceptive use among adolescents and young women: data from a birth cohort in Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021
Monitoring trends of contraceptive use and identifying the groups with less coverage are needed to guide public policies and make them more efficient. But, in Brazil, recent data about these aspects are limited.
Adriana Kramer Fiala Machado, Débora Dalmas Gräf, Fabiane Höfs, Franciele Hellwig, Karoline Sampaio Barros, Laísa Rodrigues Moreira, Pedro Augusto Crespo, Mariângela Freitas Silveira   +7 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai, Sen Zhang, Haipei Zhang, Yating Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiaoyan Yang   +5 more
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Riboflavin deficiency in women taking oral contraceptive agents

, 1978
The effect of oral contraceptive agents (OCA) on riboflavin nutritional status of women of child-bearing age in a low socioeconomic population was studied.
Leonard J. Newman, Rafael Lopez, Maria C. Boria, Harold S. Cole, Jack M. Cooperman, JM Cooperman, R Lopez, LJ Newman, Ph. D, MC Boria, HS Cole   +10 more
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Low Incidence of Relapses After Vaccination in Anti‐Aquaporin‐4 Antibody‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) may experience increased signs and symptoms of their underlying disease when vaccinated against meningococcal disease before receiving complement component 5 inhibitor therapies. This retrospective analysis indicated an overall low relapse incidence (mean [range], 3.3% [0.7%–10.6 ...
Sean J. Pittock, Jin Nakahara, Becky Parks, Kerstin Allen, Sami Fam   +4 more
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Inebilizumab Versus Rituximab in AQP4‐IgG‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rituximab (anti‐CD20, RTX) and inebilizumab (anti‐CD19, INE) represent B‐cell‐depleting therapies used for aquaporin‐4 antibody‐positive (AQP4‐IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); however, direct comparative evidence remains limited.
Jie Lin, Binbin Xue, Dewei Xie, Jia Li, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Ruofan Zhu, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Xiang Li   +11 more
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Alteraciones prenatales y conocimientos sobre riesgos biosociales en embarazadas adolescentes

Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2016
Fundamento: el embarazo en edades cada vez más tempranas se está convirtiendo en un problema social y de salud pública de alcance mundial.Objetivo: caracterizar el conocimiento de las embarazadas adolescentes sobre los riesgos biosociales en la gestación
Mayde González Crúz, Mirna León Acebo, Mayra Lourdes Pérez Nápoles, Jorge Luis Pérez Manzano, Liudmila Aponte Ramirez   +4 more
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