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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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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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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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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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The Oral Contraceptive Pill and Adolescents' Mental Health
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023 What is the impact of the oral contraceptive pill on the mental health of adolescent girls? Using administrative data from Denmark and exploiting the variation in the timing of pill initiation in an event study design, we find that the likelihood of a depression diagnosis and antidepressant use increases shortly after pill initiation.
Costa-Ramon, Ana +2 more
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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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Hormonal treatment for endometriosis associated pelvic pain [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2011 Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecological problem associated with chronic pelvic pain. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of current hormonal treatments of endometriosis associated pain.Materials and Methods: Randomized Controlled studies
Wu Shun Felix Wong, Chi Eung Danforn Lim
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« Qu’elles se fassent un rappel avec leur téléphone ! »
Socio-anthropologie, 2022 The use of contraceptive pills requires daily compliance, which guarantees the effectiveness of the method. Faced with this expected skill, women resort to digital tools (telephone alarms, menstrual monitoring applications), in order not to forget to ...
Leslie Fonquerne
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Types of contraceptive methods [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2020 The term contraception can be used to define a set of methods that control fertility as well as help conscious family planning. The growing interest in the subject of contraception methods, which are used by majority of women today, cause that there are ...
Alicja Konieczna +2 more
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