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Factors associated with the contraindicated use of oral contraceptives in Brazil

open access: yesRevista 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating cardiovascular risk in premenopausal women on oral contraceptives: Systematic review with meta-analysis

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of and access to oral and injectable contraceptives in Brazil

open access: yesRevista 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Contraceptives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Cyclic oral contraceptive and continuous oral contraceptives have many similarities yet a few distinct differences. One of the major differences between cyclic and continuous oral contraceptives is that cyclic oral contraceptive pills have twenty one ...
Fortier, Stephenie G
core  

Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Oral Contraceptives on The Prevalence of Alveolar Osteitis After Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of oral contraceptives on the incidence rate of alveolar osteitis (AO) following the surgical extraction of both impacted mandibular third molars. This retrospective study reviewed the clinical
Almeida, Luis Eduardo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hormonal replacement therapy, prothrombotic mutations and the risk of venous thrombosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of venous thrombosis. We investigated whether this risk is affected by carriership of hereditary prothrombotic abnormalities.
A. Rumley   +26 more
core   +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

open access: yesJFO 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
doaj   +1 more source

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