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Clinical utility of folate-containing oral contraceptives

, 2012
Zohra S Lassi, Zulfiqar A BhuttaDivision of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanAbstract: Folate is a generic term for a water-soluble B-complex vitamin which plays an important role in protein synthesis and metabolism and ...
Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Lassi ZS, Lassi, Zohra S, Lassi, Z., Bhutta ZA, Bhutta, Z.   +5 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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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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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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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Examining the use of oral contraceptives in the management of acne

, 2010
Heather L Salvaggio1, Andrea L Zaenglein1,21Departments of Dermatology and 2Pediatrics, Penn State/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USAAbstract: Combined oral contraceptive pills (cOCPs) are often used in the treatment of acne in females ...
Zaenglein, Andrea L, Andrea L Zaenglein, Heather L Salvaggio, Salvaggio, Heather L, null Heather L Salvaggio, Andrea Zaenglein   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Contraceptives and Mood Disorders

, 2023
Background information: Oral contraceptives are one of the most common types of birth control women use to prevent pregnancy. The most widely prescribed pill form contains estrogen and progesterone.
Chen, Ping-Yu, Hoang, Vyvy, Nuno, Crystal, Phan, Thao, Riddle, Lauren, Nguyen, Kyle, Siao, Jaydon   +6 more
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