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Oral Steroid Contraceptives

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
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A S Mason
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Overcoming barriers to oral contraception in Italy an expert opinion to empower women

Gynecological Endocrinology, 2023
Oral contraceptives are among the most commonly used contraceptive methods. However, Italian women underused reliable hormonal contraceptives as compared with other European women. There is a need to streamline access to oral contraception, with expected
Rossella E. Nappi, Manuela Farris, Achille Gallina Toschi, Raffaella Michieli, Francesca Moccia, Nicoletta Orthmann, Emilio Arisi   +6 more
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Oral contraceptive among risk factors for women with ischemic stroke

Revista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of use of oral contraceptives and other risk factors among women with ischemic stroke seen at a hospital in the northern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional study.
Carla S. PALUDO, Amanda SACHETTI, Maiara S. PAIXÃO   +2 more
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One-year adolescent bone mineral density and bone formation marker changes through the use or lack of use of combined hormonal contraceptives

Jornal de Pediatria, 2019
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two low-dose combined oral contraceptives on bone metabolism in adolescents for one year. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study.
Anapaula da Conceição Bisi Rizzo, Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg, Talita Poli Biason, Cilmery Suemi Kurokawa, Carla Cristiane da Silva, José Eduardo Corrente, Helio Rubens Carvalho Nunes   +6 more
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Status quo of oral contraceptives in obese women and related countermeasure

Huli yanjiu, 2020
It reviewed the status of oral contraceptives in obese women and influencing factors,and proposed some countermeasures to solve the low use rate of oral contraceptives,in order to provide effective guidance for the use of oral contraceptives in obese ...
YAN Sisi, HAN Yefen, GE Yuan, BAO Xiuhong, FU Lianqi   +4 more
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Factors associated with the contraindicated use of oral contraceptives in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of the contraindicated use of oral contraceptives and the associated factors in Brazilian women. METHODS 20,454 women who answered the VIGITEL survey in 2008 also participated in this study, of which 3,985 reported
Daniele Aparecida Silva Corrêa, Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Mayara Santos Mendes, Deborah Carvalho Malta, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez   +4 more
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ERICA: cardiovascular risks associated with oral contraceptive use among Brazilian adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria, 2022
Objective: To investigate the association between oral contraceptive use and cardiovascular risks, including metabolic syndrome and their components in Brazilian adolescents.
Bruna de Siqueira Barros, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Fábio Chigres Kuschnir, Érica Azevedo de Oliveira Costa Jordão   +3 more
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Use of and access to oral and injectable contraceptives in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of current use of oral and injectable contraceptives by Brazilian women, according to demographic and socioeconomic variables and issues related to access to those medicines.
Mareni Rocha Farias, Silvana Nair Leite, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares, Maria Auxiliadora Oliveira, Paulo Sergio Dourado Arrais, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Tatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol, Vera Lucia Luiza, Luiz Roberto Ramos, Sotero Serrate Mengue   +9 more
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Assessing the awareness and knowledge of the adverse ocular side effects associated with oral contraceptives among women between the ages of 16 and 40 in Benin-city, Edo state, Nigeria

JFO Open Ophthalmology
Purpose: Oral contraceptives are routinely used by women, because they are effective birth control methods, but few women are aware of their adverse ocular side effects.
Obehi Suzan Idogen
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Investigating cardiovascular risk in premenopausal women on oral contraceptives: Systematic review with meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
BackgroundThe use of oral contraceptives (OCs) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as arterial and venous thrombosis (VTE).
Oyesanmi A. Fabunmi, Oyesanmi A. Fabunmi, Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, Bongani B. Nkambule   +3 more
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