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Hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, and levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding : cost effectiveness analysis [PDF]

, 2011
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Barton, P M, Bhattacharya, S, Champaneria, R, Cooper, K G, Daniels, J P, Middleton, L J, Roberts, T E, Tsouparas, A   +7 more
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A comparison of the expected and actual pain experienced by women during insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device. [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: To compare the expected and actual pain experienced with the insertion of intrauterine contraception in women, and to determine whether either of these are related to their personal circumstances, or affected their satisfaction with the ...
Akintomide, H, Brima, N, Iguyovwe, V, Mann, S   +3 more
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Rational Design of a Multipurpose Bioadhesive Vaginal Film for Co-Delivery of Dapivirine and Levonorgestrel

Pharmaceutics, 2019
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and unintended pregnancy, which can lead to life-threatening complications, are two major burdens for female reproductive health.
Jing Li, Galit Regev, S. Patel, D. Patton, Y. Sweeney, Philip Graebing, Sheila Grab, Lin Wang, V. Sant, L. Rohan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Silicone elastomer formulations for improved performance of a multipurpose vaginal ring releasing dapivirine and levonorgestrel

International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X, 2021
A dapivirine-releasing silicone elastomer vaginal ring for reducing women's risk of HIV acquisition has recently been approved. A next-generation multipurpose vaginal ring releasing dapivirine and levonorgestrel is currently in development, offering ...
Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Clare F. McCoy, Peter Boyd, Leeanne Brown, Matthew Kihara, François Martin, Nicole McMullen, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Patrick Spence, Bashir Hansraj, Brid Devlin, R. Karl Malcolm   +13 more
doaj  

Cornual pregnancy as a complicaton of the use of a levonorgestrel intrauterine device: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Complications of copper load intrauterine devices, including ectopic pregnancies are well reported. Rates of ectopic pregnancy are 0.6 to 1.1% per year.
Beltman JJ, de Groot CJM
doaj   +1 more source

Jaydess^®levonorgestrel intrauterine system [PDF]

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2014
Intrauterine contraception is available as either copper-containing intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) or a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS).1 Until recently the Mirena® LNG-IUS (Bayer plc) which contains 52 mg levonorgestrel has been the only licensed LNG-IUS available in the UK.
John Scott, Julie Craik, Louise Melvin
openaire   +2 more sources

Progestins Related to Progesterone and Testosterone Elicit Divergent Human Endometrial Transcriptomes and Biofunctions. [PDF]

, 2020
Progestins are widely used for the treatment of gynecologic disorders and alone, or combined with an estrogen, are used as contraceptives. While their potencies, efficacies and side effects vary due to differences in structures, doses and routes of ...
Balayan, Shayna, Chen, Joseph C, Giudice, Linda C, Greenblatt, Ruth M, Houshdaran, Sahar, Irwin, Juan C, Smith-McCune, Karen, Vallvé-Juanico, Júlia, Vo, Kim Chi   +8 more
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Provision of the progestogen-only pill by community pharmacies as bridging contraception for women receiving emergency contraception: the Bridge-it RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Introduction: Unless women start effective contraception after using emergency contraception, they remain at risk of unintended pregnancy. Most women in the UK obtain emergency contraception from community pharmacies that are unable to provide ongoing ...
Sharon T Cameron, Anna Glasier, Lisa McDaid, Andrew Radley, Susan Patterson, Paula Baraitser, Judith Stephenson, Richard Gilson, Claire Battison, Kathleen Cowle, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Anne Johnstone, Alessandra Morelli, Beatriz Goulao, Mark Forrest, Alison McDonald, John Norrie   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer and Complex Atypical Hyperplasia With the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
OBJECTIVE To assess efficacy of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) for treatment of complex atypical hyperplasia or low-grade endometrial cancer.
N. Pal, R. Broaddus, D. Urbauer, Nyla Balakrishnan, A. Milbourne, K. Schmeler, L. Meyer, P. Soliman, K. Lu, P. Ramirez, L. Ramondetta, D. Bodurka, S. Westin   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Longer Acting Injectable: Continuous, Linear Release of a Progestin Contraceptive From an Oxidized Porous Silicon Host

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Progestin drugs are loaded into a mesoporous silicon dioxide host by melt‐infiltration. Drugs that decompose at or close to their melting point can be loaded by the addition of cholesterol, which acts as a melting point suppressor. High mass loading of the drug is achieved, and dissolution of the composite is controlled by the nanoscale properties of ...
Geoffrey Hollett, Ruhan Fan, Tushar Kumeria, Heidi Leonard, Byungji Kim, Taylor R. Martin, Irmak Ipekci, Joanna Wang, Jiuk Byun, Nicole A. Chan, Amber Pierron, Curtis E. Moore, Jennifer Ayres, Michael J. Sailor   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source