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Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 2004
Although women have traditionally shouldered the responsibility of contraception, up to a third of couples worldwide employ a male form of contraception (e.g., condoms or vasectomy). Some women are unable to use hormonal contraception; vasectomy is best considered irreversible; and long-term use of condoms is associated with a relatively high failure ...
Paul B, Cornia, Bradley D, Anawalt
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Although women have traditionally shouldered the responsibility of contraception, up to a third of couples worldwide employ a male form of contraception (e.g., condoms or vasectomy). Some women are unable to use hormonal contraception; vasectomy is best considered irreversible; and long-term use of condoms is associated with a relatively high failure ...
Paul B, Cornia, Bradley D, Anawalt
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Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1989
Increased sexual activity among adolescents demands that the health care provider have a thorough understanding of contraceptive methods and application. In this article, the principles of hormonal contraception are discussed, providing relevant information for use in advising and managing the sexually active adolescent.
R B, Shearin, J R, Boehlke
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Increased sexual activity among adolescents demands that the health care provider have a thorough understanding of contraceptive methods and application. In this article, the principles of hormonal contraception are discussed, providing relevant information for use in advising and managing the sexually active adolescent.
R B, Shearin, J R, Boehlke
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Combined Hormonal Contraception
Adolescent Medicine Clinics, 2005This article discusses the different combined hormonal contraception methods. Combined methods, delivering both estrogen and a progestin simultaneously, are among the most effective, widely used hormonal contraceptive options. They also have the best noncontraceptive benefit profile for young women of all hormonal contraceptive options.
Michele E, Calderoni, Susan M, Coupey
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Hormonal Contraceptives and Dermatology
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2020Hormones play a significant role in normal skin physiology and many dermatologic conditions. As contraceptives and hormonal therapies continue to advance and increase in popularity, it is important for dermatologists to understand their mechanisms and dermatologic effects given the intricate interplay between hormones and the skin. This article reviews
Natalie M. Williams +4 more
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Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021
The demand for availability of efficient and safe contraceptive methods is strengthened by the predictions made by the United Nations regarding the future growth of the human population. So far, women are not only the main victims of the unsafe procedures related to terminating unwished pregnancies but do also carry the main responsibility for family
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The demand for availability of efficient and safe contraceptive methods is strengthened by the predictions made by the United Nations regarding the future growth of the human population. So far, women are not only the main victims of the unsafe procedures related to terminating unwished pregnancies but do also carry the main responsibility for family
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Annual Review of Medicine, 2020
The economic and public health burdens of unplanned pregnancies are evident globally. Since the introduction of the condom >300 years ago, assumptions about male willingness to participate in contraception, as well as concerns about failure rates and side effects, have stagnated the development of additional reversible male contraceptives.
Arthi, Thirumalai, Stephanie T, Page
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The economic and public health burdens of unplanned pregnancies are evident globally. Since the introduction of the condom >300 years ago, assumptions about male willingness to participate in contraception, as well as concerns about failure rates and side effects, have stagnated the development of additional reversible male contraceptives.
Arthi, Thirumalai, Stephanie T, Page
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Hormonal Emergency Contraception
Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2002In the 1960s, high‐dose estrogen was identified as a highly effective emergency contraceptive but was associated with a high frequency of nausea and vomiting. The combination of low‐dose estrogen and a progestin (the Yuzpe regimen) is highly effective and much better tolerated.
Melissa Sanders, Wanner +1 more
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NEOPLASIA AND HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981PIP: There are an estimated 8-10 million oral contraceptive (OC) users in the U.S. Investigation of the effects of OCs on neoplasia is not easy; currently 4 investigative methods are used: 1) case reports, 2) disease rate and trends, 3) case-control studies, which are the main source of careful retrospective information, and 4) cohort studies, which ...
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Are Hormonal Contraceptives Teratogenic?
Fertility and Sterility, 1977The widespread use of hormonal contraceptives for a prolonged time in women during the child-bearing period necessitates that appropriate precautions be taken to ensure safety for the patient as well as for her progeny. Hormonal administration during or prior to pregnancy may be potentially teratogenic.
Edward Wallach +4 more
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Hormonal Contraception and Lactation
Journal of Human Lactation, 1996Hormonal contraceptive measures can be used immediately postpartum if the patient so desires. Progestin-only contraceptives are preferable to estrogen-containing methods if initiated during the first six months after delivery. Progestin only contraceptives do not appear to affect milk volume, composition, or to cause deleterious effects in the infant ...
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