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Liver Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome [PDF]

, 1976
Orthotopic liver transplantation was accomplished in a 22-year-old woman dying of the Budd-Chiari syndrome. She is well and has normal liver function 16 months postoperatively.
Porter, KA, Putnam, CW, Reid, HAS, Starzl, TE, Weil, R   +4 more
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Dose-finding study of a 90-day contraceptive vaginal ring releasing estradiol and segesterone acetate. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate serum estradiol (E2) concentrations during use of 90-day contraceptive vaginal rings releasing E2 75, 100, or 200 mcg/day and segesterone acetate (SA) 200 mcg/day to identify a dose that avoids hypoestrogenism.Study ...
Archer, David F, Barnhart, Kurt T, Blithe, Diana L, Chen, Melissa J, Creinin, Mitchell D, Jensen, Jeffrey T, Long, Jill, Shanker, Anita, Sitruk-Ware, Regine, Thomas, Michael A, Turok, David K, Variano, Bruce, Westhoff, Carolyn L   +12 more
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A new frontier: Progesterone role in the development of intracranial meningioma

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent research findings highlighting the potential correlation between meningioma and prolonged use of progesterone-containing contraceptives [1].
Junaid Hasan, Mariam Ali, Ahsan Shabbir
doaj   +1 more source

Concealed coexistence: Reproductive choice and coercion in Timor‐Leste

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Choice is a central concept in reproductive rights. However, a discourse of choice in reproductive health can also mask precisely the act it aims to protect against: coercion. Whilst choice has been explored extensively in studies of reproductive rights and justice, understandings of coercion are fragmented and under‐theorized.
Laura Burke
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effectiveness of medroxyprogesterone on blood gases and short-term hospital outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treating with noninvasive ventilation: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Background: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of medroxyprogesterone on hospital short clinical outcomes and ABG parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation under treatments with noninvasive ...
Somayeh Sadeghi, Farzin Ghiasi, Mohammad Emamiardestani, Mina Nickpour, Roham Gholami, Mohammad Saeid Khaksar, Masoud Mansouri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vascular health and exercise in females throughout the lifespan: Exploring puberty, pregnancy and menopause

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract This narrative review highlights the impact of exercise on vascular health in females over the lifespan with an emphasis on puberty, pregnancy and menopause. These events encompass substantial changes in sex hormone levels, particularly oestrogens and progesterone.
Kathleen B. Miller, M. Erin Moir, Brandon G. Fico   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Therapy in Endometrial Cancer: Recent Advances. [PDF]

, 2013
Endometrial cancer is a chemosensitive disease. Studies have established a clear benefit of chemotherapy in advanced stages and trials are ongoing to define its role in early stages as well.
Bhise, R, Guru Prasad B, B, Kundargi, R, Lakshmaia, KC, Purohit, S, Shetty, R   +5 more
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Evidence for Action on HIV Treatment and Care Systems in low and middle-income countries: background and introduction.

, 2012
Despite the unprecedented scale-up of treatment for HIV in low and middle-income countries over the past decade, 49% of adults and 77% of children in need of HIV treatment still do not have access to it.
Hakim, James, Ross, David A, South, Annabelle, Weller, Ian   +3 more
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Evidence of racial differences in peripheral blood pressure, central haemodynamics and arterial stiffness between young Black and White women

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Hypertension diagnosed via peripheral (brachial) blood pressure (pBP) is a strong independent predictor of overt cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, central (aortic) blood pressure (cBP), which is influenced by arterial stiffness, may be more strongly associated with CVD risk. Young Black women (BLW) demonstrate higher pBP than White women (
Michele N. D'Agata, Elissa K. Hoopes, Alexs A. Matias, Mackenzie L. Rattigan, Freda Patterson, Melissa A. Witman   +5 more
wiley   +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
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