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Cohort Study of Psychiatric Adverse Events Following Exposure to Levonorgestrel-Containing Intrauterine Devices in UK General Practice [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Intrauterine devices are implantable contraceptives of which some brands steadily release levonorgestrel over an extended time period. Exposure to a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device has been associated with depression and, more ...
A Ayman, A Bourke, A Maguire, B Worly, CW Skovlund, D Nutt, Daniel Morales, DR Cox, Jim Slattery, K Andersson, K Halmesmäki, LC Soriano, Luis Pinheiro, N Booth, Office of National Statistics, S Daud, Xavier Kurz   +16 more
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Developing medication independence: The experience of UK teenagers

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims There is a progression through childhood from being provided medications by caregivers to having to take responsibility for medications yourself, but little is known about when the transition of adolescents managing medicines begins. The aim of this study was to obtain a cross‐sectional sample of UK adolescents and when they become independent ...
Holly Hutchins, Charlotte King, Louis Bioletti, Tsegay Gebru, Alder Hey Research Ambassadors, Daniel B. Hawcutt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Cases of Acute Cholecystitis and Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis in Two Women Less than 40-Years-of-Age with Hormonal Intrauterine Devices

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2018
Levonorgestrel uterine implants are accepted as a safe and efficacious method of contraception. One of the two major health side effects in a large controlled study of subcutaneous hormonal implants with levonorgestrel was a significant increase in ...
Helen M. Shields, Hasrat Sidhu
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Pilot Testing of a Dispensing Protocol on Emergency Contraceptive Pills for Community Pharmacists in Belgium

Pharmacy, 2022
Community pharmacists in Belgium frequently dispense emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). However, variable and insufficient counseling practices exist across pharmacies, highlighting the need for standardization and quality improvement strategies.
Michael Ceulemans, Marieke Brughmans, Laura-Lien Poortmans, Ellen Spreuwers, Julie Willekens, Nele Roose, Isabelle De Wulf, Veerle Foulon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ovarian function during hormonal contraception assessed by endocrine and sonographic markers: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
This systematic review focuses on the literature evidence for residual ovarian function during treatment with hormonal contraceptives. We reviewed all papers which assessed residual ovarian activity during hormonal contraceptive use, using endocrine ...
Bastianelli, Carlo, Candelieri, Miriam, D'Arpe, Stella, DI FELICIANTONIO, Mara, Franceschetti, Silvia, Piccioni, Maria Grazia   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Atomically precise metal cluster enzymes for pathological tissue regeneration

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of atomically precise metal cluster enzymes (MCEs) for pathological tissue regeneration. Atomically precise MCEs can modulate biological processes, such as attenuation of inflammatory responses, eradication of bacterial pathogens, regulation of angiogenesis, and promotion of cell development.
Ziqiang Xiong, Zhifeng Shi, Mengqing Li, Jien Han, Haoyan Chen, Maofei Ran, Shaojian Zhong, Limin Ma, Chengyun Ning, Youzhun Fan, Zhenghua Tang, Peng Yu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of the endometrial immune environment in endometrial cancer and associated therapies

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Endometrial cancer is rising in prevalence. The standard treatment modality of hysterectomy is becoming increasingly inadequate due primarily to the direct link between endometrial cancer and high BMI which increases surgical risks.
Hannah van der Woude, Kathryn Elizabeth Hally, Margaret Jane Currie, Olivier Gasser, Claire Elizabeth Henry   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Maternal Health with Long‐Acting Therapeutics: Priorities, Efficacy and Safety Considerations, and Emerging Technologies

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Maternal health remains a critical global concern, particularly in underserved populations and in low‐ and middle‐income countries where access to safe and effective therapeutics is limited. Despite the use of medications by most women during pregnancy, the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from clinical trials has resulted in significant data ...
Rachel K. Scott, Sharon Nachman, Ethel D. Weld, Rachel Daley, Shakir Atoyebi, Robert Bies, Catriona Waitt, Adeniyi Olagunju   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

FIXED PROLONGED REGIME OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (COC) INTAKE IN SOLUTION OF CLASSIC CONTRACEPTION ISSUES (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Медицинский совет, 2017
Combined oral contraceptives (COC) – the most popular reversible method to prevent unwanted pregnancy used in the whole world. The popularity of COC remains unchanged since the moment of their appearance [1]. Thus, in the US COC are used by each 4 out of
V. N. Prilepskaya, E. A. Minaeva
doaj   +1 more source

Correction of menopausal disorders: new possibilities of menopausal hormone therapy

Медицинский совет, 2022
Determining the role of menopausal hormone therapy in the era of covid infection is an urgent task. The reasons for the lower rate of severe outcomes in women against the background of covid infection compared to men are currently being discussed.
L. Yu. Karakhalis
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