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a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) [PDF]

, 2017
Several data indicate that migraine, especially migraine with aura, is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and other vascular events. Of concern is whether the risk of ischemic stroke in migraineurs is magnified by the use of hormonal ...
Aegidius, Karen Lehrmann, Bitzer, Johannes, Canonico, Marianne, Kurth, Tobias, Merki-Feld, Gabriele S., Sacco, Simona   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of Initial Stay Time and Work‐Rest Scheduling Over Consecutive Moderate‐Intensity Workdays in Hot Environments in Young and Older Males and Females

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Initial stay time (IST), the duration of continuous work before core temperature reaches 38.0°C, has been characterized in young and older adults but not across consecutive work periods or in conjunction with standard work‐rest cycles.
Glen P. Kenny, Katie E. Wagar, Roberto C. Harris‐Mostert, Kristina‐Marie T. Janetos, James J. McCormick, Kelli E. King, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Ronald J. Sigal, W. Shane Journeay, Fergus K. O'Connor   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of awareness about contraception among a sample of Iraqi women using hormonal contraceptives: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Pharmacia
Non-adherence to hormonal contraceptives is often due to lack of information, fear of adverse effects, and social and religious stigmas. The aim is to assess the women’s awareness and adherence to hormonal contraceptives among women of childbearing age ...
Fatima Mahdi Salh, Manal Khalid Abdulridha   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Perceived impact of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on physical exercise and performance in 1,086 athletes from 57 sports

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Female athletes train and compete under the potential influence of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle or during use of various hormonal contraceptives.
Linda Ekenros, Philip von Rosen, Guro Strøm Solli, Guro Strøm Solli, Øyvind Sandbakk, Øyvind Sandbakk, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg, Cecilia Fridén, Cecilia Fridén   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of an Evidence‐Based Guideline for Management of Side Effects from Long‐Acting Reversible Contraceptives: A Quality Improvement Report [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Many health care providers believe that women who initiate long‐acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) discontinue the method because of side effects too soon for the method to be economical.
Glantz, J. Christopher, Jacobson, Julia, Nasso, Jacqueline   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Differentiating the Clinical and Variant Spectrum of Hardikar Syndrome From Other MED12‐Related Developmental Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rare X‐linked female‐restricted Hardikar syndrome (HDKR, OMIM # 301068) is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including orofacial clefts, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and cardiac anomalies, but cognitive and neurobehavioral development is rarely impaired.
Tinne Warmoeskerken, Miel Theunis, Kris Van den Bogaert, Koenraad Devriendt, Jeroen Breckpot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assets at risk:menstrual cycle variation in the envisioned formidability of a potential sexual assailant reveals a component of threat assessment [PDF]

, 2014
Situations of potential agonistic conflict demand rapid and effective deci-sion-making. The process of threat assessment includes assessments of relative fighting capacity, assessments of the likelihood of attack, and assessments of the extent to which ...
Fessler, Daniel M. T., Fleischman, Diana Santos, Holbrook, Colin   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco, Alfonso Manuel D'Alessio, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Explaining Non-Uptake of Hormonal Contraceptives Among Adolescent Girls in Rural Ghana: The Adolescent Girls’ Perspective

Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2021
Ellen Abrafi Boamah-Kaali,1,2 Fraukje EF Mevissen,2,3 Seth Owusu-Agyei,1,4 Yeetey Enuameh,1,5 Kwaku Poku Asante,1 Robbert AC Ruiter2 1Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service Kintampo North Municipality ...
Boamah-Kaali EA, Mevissen FEF, Owusu-Agyei S, Enuameh Y, Asante KP, Ruiter RAC   +5 more
doaj  

The use of emergency hormonal contraception in South Africa: current and future perspectives

South African Family Practice, 2019
Emergency hormonal contraceptives play an important role in preventing unplanned pregnancies in South Africa. In this review, we discuss the levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive, the combined estrogen and progestin regimen (also known as the Yuzpe ...
N. Dahan-Farkas, M. Vally
doaj   +1 more source