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Obesity and oral contraceptive pill failure [PDF]

Contraception, 2009
Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are the most popular form of reversible contraception in the United States. Most commonly used OCPs contain a combination of estrogen and progestin. However the efficacy of OCPs is due primarily to the suppression of ovulation that results from the dose of progestin.
James, Trussell, Eleanor Bimla, Schwarz, Katherine, Guthrie   +2 more
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Differences in knowledge about contraception among Saudi males and females at tertiary hospitals in Riyadh

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Context: Family planning is a voluntary practice that individuals engage in to control the number of children for promoting the health and development of countries. The aim is to evaluate the level of contraceptive knowledge in Saudi males and females in
Maysoon S Aladham, Hafiza Turkistany, Nazish Masud, Faisal O Alaqeel, Rawan H Alharbi, Lujain H Aljbli, Arwa A Alharisi, May M Alotaibie, Aryaf M Almotairi, Alanoud H Alassaf   +9 more
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From an Incidental Finding to an Emergent Treatment: A Case Report of a Hepatic Adenomatosis and Large Ruptured Hepatic Adenoma

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021
Introduction. Hepatic adenoma is an uncommon benign liver tumor presenting as solitary lesions or even rarely as hepatic adenomatosis. Large lesions carry a risk of rupture, hemorrhage, and malignant transformation.
Maria Mironova, Mohammed K. Mahdi, Jyoti Bhatia, Rosemarie C. Nielson, Cataldo Doria   +4 more
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Study of knowledge, attitude, and practice of contraception among antenatal women at tertiary care hospital in Western Rajasthan

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The global population today stands at 7.7 billion and is expected to reach 9 billion by year 2045.1 Increasing population is a global problem today.
Kannupriya Choudhary , Ritu Bijarnia, Rizwana Shaheen , Kamal Kumar Yadav , Vinita Jangir , Seema Kalasua , Sandeep Choudhary   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypertension among Oral Contraceptive Users in El Paso, Texas [PDF]

, 2013
On the U.S.-Mexico border, residents frequently cross into Mexico to obtain medications or medical care. We previously reported relatively high prevalence of hypertension among Latina oral contraceptive users in El Paso, particularly those obtaining ...
Amastae, Jon, Grossman, Daniel, Hopkins, Kristine, Potter, Joseph E., White, Kari   +4 more
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The progestogen content of combined oral contraceptives and venous thromboembolic risk [PDF]

, 2011
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Hannaford, Philip C
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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, Candelieri, Miriam, D'Arpe, Stella, DI FELICIANTONIO, Mara, Franceschetti, Silvia, Piccioni, Maria Grazia   +5 more
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“It’s already in your body and it’s preventing”: a qualitative study of African female adolescent’s acceptability and preferences for proxy HIV prevention methods in Cape Town, South Africa

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, Katherine Gill, Melissa Wallace, Millicent Atujuna, Menna Duyver, Penelope Ngcobo, Hans Spiegel, Alex Rinehart, Sybil Hosek, Linda-Gail Bekker   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contraceptive use and sexual function: a comparison of Italian female medical students and women attending family planning services [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives: The aims of the study were to understand how education relates to contraceptive choice and how sexual function can vary in relation to the use of a contraceptive method.
Aquino, C. I., Caiazza, M., Cinque, C., Guida, M., Saccone, G., Sarno, L., Troisi, J., Vivone, I.   +7 more
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Consensus Statement on the Use of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Women in India

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2018
Objective: To provide consensus recommendations for health-care providers on the use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women in India.
D. Shah, M. Patil
semanticscholar   +1 more source