BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Advances in biomedical HIV prevention will soon offer young women a choice of HIV prevention methods, including various pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) modalities such as daily oral pills, dapivirine vaginal ring, and long-acting injectable ...
Lauren Fynn +9 more
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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 +5 more
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Women’s Empowerment and Contraceptive Method Use in Egypt [PDF]
, 2017 Egypt’s fertility rate reached a 25-year high of 3.5 births per woman in 2014.It is assumed that women’s empowerment plays an important role in women’s choice of a specific contraceptive method.
Samari, Goleen
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Liver Resection for Hepatic Adenoma [PDF]
, 1979 Between 1970 and 1978, eight hepatic adenomas were resected. Four of the eight patients took oral contraceptive pills before the hepatic adenoma was identified; one patient was male. Four patients had evidence of bleeding at the time of presentation. The
Koep, LJ, Starzl, TE, Weil, R
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Influence of estrogen exposure on systemic lupus erythematosus in Bangladeshi women: a case-control study scenario [PDF]
Journal of Health Research, 2022 Purpose – This study was conducted to find out the association between estrogen exposure and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Bangladeshi women. Design/methodology/approach – A case-control study was carried out from January to December 2015 among ...
Sabrina Jabeen +2 more
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Social inequalities in the use of contraceptives in adult women from Southern Brazil
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To describe the contraceptive methods used by adult women and the associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study with 20 to 49-year-old women from São Leopoldo, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in
Tonantzin Ribeiro Gonçalves +5 more
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COMPARISON OF METFORMIN AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS IN THE TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To compare metformin and oral contraceptive pills in terms of mean change of serum testosterone levels and body mass index in polycystic ovarian syndrome. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of
Rabia Mushtaq +5 more
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Choosing a combined oral contraceptive pill
Australian Prescriber, 2015 The combined oral contraceptive pill is an effective contraceptive method which can also offer other benefits. However, other contraceptive options should be discussed. If the pill is the chosen method, prescribe a pill with the lowest effective dose of oestrogen and progestogen.
Mary, Stewart, Kirsten, Black
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Inherited thrombophilia secondary to protein S deficiency associated with ischemic stroke. Case report [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2016 Thrombophilia is characterized by an increased tendency to arterial and venous thrombus formation. Inherited thrombophilia can be secondary to protein S deficiency.
Diana Matcau +5 more
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Do women know about what to do with skipped pills: evidence from rural Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2003 The present study examines knowledge about correct actions with skipped oral contraceptive pills in rural Bangladesh. Although the majority of the pill users knew about what to do with one skipped pill, about one in ten had the correct knowledge about ...
Khan, A.
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