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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
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Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and fracture risk [PDF]
, 2010 Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which has a high rate of use among teenagers in Europe and the United States, has been associated with impaired bone mineral acquisition during adolescence and accelerated bone loss in later life.
Brauchli, Yolanda B. +4 more
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Accessory Cavitated Uterine Malformation (ACUM): A Case Series
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.Accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM) can be misdiagnosed as other uterine pathologies, such as mullerian anomalies, adenomyosis or fibroids. Imaging, particularly gynecological ultrasound plays a fundamental role in identifying this condition.
Luis Felipe Aravena +8 more
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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 +4 more
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AJOG Global ReportsBACKGROUND: In the first month after the insertion of the 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device, irregular vaginal bleeding often occurs. In 6% to 18% of 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device users, irregular vaginal bleeding reoccurs or continues ...
Patty A.H.H. van der Heijden, MD +6 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 +4 more
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Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.Objective To correlate the sonographic severity of adenomyosis, assessed with real‐time ultrasound and a novel semi‐quantified method (XI‐VOCAL counting and categories) with adenomyosis‐associated symptoms. Methods This observational study was conducted in a tertiary referral outpatient clinic.
Lisa M. Trommelen +5 more
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FACETS, 2017 Introduction: In Canada, the progestin-only dedicated pill is the most widely used method of emergency contraception (EC). This method gained over-the-counter status in Ontario in 2008.
Andréanne Chaumont, Angel M. Foster
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To analyse prescribing trends for oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Wales from 1996 to 2023, including predictors of discontinuation within one year of initiation. Design Observational study using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank.
Robin Andrews +3 more
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Risk of Cancer With Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Narrative Review
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the cornerstone of menopausal symptom management, effectively alleviating vasomotor symptoms and genitourinary syndrome, whilst mitigating long‐term risks such as osteoporosis. However, despite an increasing body of evidence on the relative safety of HRT, earlier studies that demonstrated an increased ...
Gabriella Yongue +3 more
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