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Portal Venous Thrombosis Associated with Use of Etonogestrel/ethinyl Estradiol Vaginal Ring
Introduction: Portal venous thrombosis is a life-threatening cause of abdominal pain. In younger patients, heritable thrombophilias, pregnancy, tobacco use, and oral contraceptives are associated. Case Report: A 26-year-old woman prescribed contraceptive
Katelynn E. Bailey, Michael J. Tranovich
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Complications of Oral Contraception [PDF]
A case report of a 32-year-old woman who died of arterial and venous thrombosis with embolic complications 5 months after beginning a regimen of the oral contraceptive Anovlar (norethisterone acetate and ethyl estradiol) is presented. It is suggested that the danger of venous thrombosis with embolic complications is similar in pregnant women and women
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Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one form of degenerative arthritis that results from the breakdown of cartilage and underlying bone. The prevalence of KOA is considerably higher in women than in men; however, the reason for this difference has ...
Min Zhou +5 more
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Chorea and the Oral Contraceptives [PDF]
The case histories are reported of six women who developed chorea while taking oral contraceptive drugs. The chorea that results from taking compounds containing oestrogen and progestogen has many features in common with chorea gravidarum, and the pathogenesis is probably similar.
D, Riddoch +2 more
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Hematological Profile Changes Among Oral Contraceptive Users: A Narrative Review
Esayas Tekle,1 Yemataw Gelaw,2 Fikir Asrie2 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; 2Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences ...
Tekle E, Gelaw Y, Asrie F
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Smoking and oral contraceptive use in women in rural areas
Aims and Objectives At present, women are the target clients of tobacco companies. Female smokers using combined oral contraceptives are at higher risk of coronary heart disease and peripheral vascular disease than non-smokers.
Safiye Ozvurmaz, Aliye Mandıracıoğlu
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Postural sway is not affected by estrogen fluctuations during the menstrual cycle
When people stand still, they exhibit a phenomenon called postural sway, or spontaneous movement of the body's center of pressure, which is related to balance control.
Sasha Reschechtko +5 more
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Epilepsy and Oral Contraception [PDF]
A controlled cross-over trial in 20 epileptic women, receiving regular anticonvulsant therapy showed that an oral contraceptive with a low oestrogen/ progestogen content had no significant effect on the average frequency of fits compared with identical dummy tablets.
M, Espir, M E, Walker, J P, Lawson
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Oral Contraceptives in Dermatology
Patients with hyperandrogenic syndromes and diseases exacerbated by pregnancy and those taking common dermatologic drugs associated with risk to the fetus require prescription of contraceptives by the dermatologist. In healthy, nonsmoking women, oral contraception does not increase the risk of cerebral or cardiac vascular disease and is associated with
B, Sancho, A, Guerra-Tapia
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David Madigan, Jennifer Shin Department of Statistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Introduction: Substantial evidence suggests that drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives may cause a higher risk of venous thrombotic events than earlier ...
Madigan D, Shin J
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