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The Cost-Effectiveness of Emergency Hormonal Contraception with Ulipristal Acetate versus Levonorgestrel for Minors in France. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ulipristal acetate and levonorgestrel in minors in France, and analyze whether it is worthwhile to provide ulipristal acetate to minors free of charge.
Ramona Schmid
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Pulmonary absorption of liposomal levonorgestrel [PDF]
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2004 The purpose of these studies was to achieve desired bioavailability after pulmonary administration of Levonorgestrel (LN) and to provide prolonged effective concentration of the drug in plasma and to reduce reported side effects of orally administered drug.
Aliasgar Shahiwala, Ambikanandan Misra
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Levonorgestrel intrauterine device as a non-invasive approach of abnormal uterine bleeding caused by cesarean scar defect [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2021 Cesarean scar defect, niche or isthmocele represents a poor healing in the anterior uterine wall after performing a cesarean section. The cesarean scar defect can be asymptomatic, or the patient could present abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic ...
Roxana-Elena Bohiltea +7 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2021 Background: Endometrial cancer is the second most frequent genital malignancy in women, which is showing a constant rise all over world. Endometrial hyperplasia is the precursor of endometrial cancer.
R. Ravi +6 more
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Levonorgestrel intrauterine system embedded within tubal ectopic pregnancy: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background The presence of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system embedded within an ectopic pregnancy is a rare occurrence. Tubal migration of an intrauterine device is not well understood and has not been extensively studied in literature ...
Dorothy Makena +2 more
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Silk Fibroin Microneedle Patches for the Sustained Release of Levonorgestrel
ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 The sustained release of levonorgestrel, a contraceptive, from silk-based microneedle patches was demonstrated for transdermal delivery. Modifications in the formulation of the silk protein and drug loading enabled the tuning of drug loading and release ...
B. Yavuz +5 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2020 Epidemiological studies have shown that some hormonal contraceptive methods are associated with increased breast cancer risk, especially if used over long periods.
L. Conz +6 more
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Effects of Levonorgestrel and progesterone on Oviductal physiology in mammals
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2018 Background Our previous study indicated that emergency contraception, including levonorgestrel and progesterone, could lead to ectopic pregnancy following contraception failure. However, our understanding of the effects of levonorgestrel and progesterone
Cheng Li +14 more
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Biodegradable hollow fibres for the controlled release of drugs [PDF]
, 1988 Biodegradable hollow fibres of poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) filled with a suspension of the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel in castor oil were implanted subcutaneously in rats to study the rate of drug release, rate of biodegradation and tissue ...
Eenink, M.J.D. +7 more
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Exploring Trehalose on the Release of Levonorgestrel from Implantable PLGA Microneedles
Polymers, 2020 Hydrophobic drugs wrapped in poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based microneedles (MNs) require a long time to release completely. To obtain the desired duration, it is still necessary to modulate the release of hydrophobic drugs from MNs, while the ...
Xiaoyu Zhao +4 more
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