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Over-The-Counter Availability of Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception in Pharmacies on Oahu

Pharmacy, 2020
Since the United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of over-the-counter levonorgestrel emergency contraception, access to this time-sensitive medication has improved.
Jennifer Chin, Jennifer Salcedo, Shandhini Raidoo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinically Used Hormone Formulations Differentially Impact Memory, Anxiety-Like, and Depressive-Like Behaviors in a Rat Model of Transitional Menopause

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021
A variety of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved hormone therapy options are currently used to successfully alleviate unwanted symptoms associated with the changing endogenous hormonal milieu that occurs in midlife with menopause. Depending on the
Stephanie V. Koebele, Stephanie V. Koebele, Ryoko Hiroi, Ryoko Hiroi, Zachary M. T. Plumley, Zachary M. T. Plumley, Ryan Melikian, Ryan Melikian, Alesia V. Prakapenka, Alesia V. Prakapenka, Shruti Patel, Shruti Patel, Catherine Carson, Catherine Carson, Destiney Kirby, Destiney Kirby, Sarah E. Mennenga, Sarah E. Mennenga, Loretta P. Mayer, Cheryl A. Dyer, Heather A. Bimonte-Nelson, Heather A. Bimonte-Nelson   +21 more
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Efficacy and related factors of levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system combined with metformin in fertility‐preserving treatment for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early endometrial cancer: A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare the efficacy of the levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system combined with metformin versus oral progestin combined with metformin in fertility‐preserving treatment for patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early endometrial cancer, and to analyze related factors affecting efficacy.
Pengpeng Gu, Jialu Gao, Yuxin Li, Mei Huang, Xiaoshuang Wang, Xin Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System and Iron Overload Syndrome

, 2013
Severe fatigue is a common complaint among patients. This report presents a clinical case of a woman complaining of fatigue associated with diarrhea and myalgia that were first attributed to emotional stress and depression.
Marcia Vieira da Motta, Eduardo Vieira da Motta   +1 more
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Mainstreaming of emergency contraception pill in India: Challenges and opportunities

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2015
Background: Emergency Contraception Pill (ECP) is an essential intervention to prevent unwanted pregnancies. However, its use has remained low due to various barriers including reservations among medical fraternity.
Anvita Dixit, M E Khan, Isha Bhatnagar
doaj   +1 more source

Primary dysmenorrhea: strategy and tactics of treatment [PDF]

Гинекология, 2018
The article summarizes the results of numerous randomized studies and structured the approach to the tactics of managing patients with primary dysmenorrhea.
Yu E Dobrokhotova, E I Borovkova, S A Zalesskaia   +2 more
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Membranous dysmenorrhea and decidual casts: A scoping review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Membranous dysmenorrhea, characterized by the expulsion of intact endometrial tissue rather than gradual dissolution during menstruation, occasionally presents as a decidual cast—a complete triangular mold of the uterine cavity. This poorly understood condition is likely underdiagnosed.
Lovisa Brehmer, Hedvig Engberg
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a dapivirine and levonorgestrel multipurpose vaginal ring: Investigations into the reaction between levonorgestrel and addition-cure silicone elastomers

, 2019
With a dapivirine-releasing vaginal ring having successfully completed late-stage clinical testing for HIV prevention and currently undergoing regulatory review, there is now growing interest in next-generation multipurpose prevention technologies that ...
Boyd, Peter, Spence, Patrick, McCoy, Clare F.; id_orcid, Dallal Bashi, Yahya, Kleinbeck, Kyle, Murphy, Diarmaid, Malcolm, Robert; id_orcid, Devlin, Brid   +7 more
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Levonorgestrel Vs. The Yuzpe Regimen as Emergency Contraception Method among Iranian Women.

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2013
We aimed to compare acceptability of Levonorgestrel with the Yuzpe regimen among Iranian women based on their side-effects and resulting changes in the amount and pattern of menses.Five hundred twenty nine participants aged 15-49 having regular menses ...
Fatemeh Sadat Hoseini, Mohammad Eslami, Mohammed Abbasi, Fatemeh Noroozi Fashkhami, Soheila Besharati   +4 more
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Removal of a retroperitoneal foreign body by laparoscopic surgery

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2019
Migration of intrauterine devices (IUDs) into the abdominal cavity is rare. In this report, we describe a patient in whom a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) device was initially misplaced outside of the uterus, likely due to stenosis of the ...
Saeki Shinichiro, Yu Wakimoto, Hidetake Kamei, Atsushi Fukui, Hiroaki Shibahara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source