Emergency Contraception for Adolescents [PDF]
, 2008 Healthy Teen Network recommends that emergency contraception be treated as any other over-the-counter drug by pharmacies and be available over-the-counter without a prescription to adolescents. We encourage teaching adolescents, their parents, and health
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Concomitant contraceptive implant and efavirenz use in women living with HIV: perspectives on current evidence and policy implications for family planning and HIV treatment guidelines. [PDF]
, 2017 IntroductionPreventing unintended pregnancies is important among all women, including those living with HIV. Increasing numbers of women, including HIV-positive women, choose progestin-containing subdermal implants, which are one of the most effective ...
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The Role Of Progestogens In Threatened And Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage
International Journal of Women's Health, 2019 Hisham Arab,1 Ahmed Jaber Alharbi,2 Ayman Oraif,3 Emad Sagr,4 Hana Al Madani,5 Hassan Abduljabbar,3 Osama Sadeak Bajouh,3 Yaser Faden,6 Yasser Sabr7 1Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr.
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Letrozole cotreatment with progestin-primed ovarian stimulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing IVF treatment [PDF]
, 2022 Yali Liu +7 more
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Use of dienogest in endometriosis. A narrative literature review and expert commentary
Репродуктивная эндокринология, 2020 Objective: Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age, and the main goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms. Progestins have been the mainstay of endometriosis suppression, of which dienogest has become an important option in many ...
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Resistance to cisplatin and paclitaxel does not affect the sensitivity of human ovarian cancer cells to antiprogestin- induced cytotoxicity [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Antiprogestin compounds have been shown to be effective in blocking the growth of ovarian cancer cells of different genetic backgrounds.
Gamarra Luques, Carlos Diego +3 more
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Estrogen stimulates dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase activity and the metabolism of asymmetric dimethylarginine. [PDF]
, 2003 Background— Experimental evidence suggests that estrogens stimulate the production of nitric oxide (NO) by vascular endothelial cells. This effect has been attributed to increased expression and enzymatic activity of both the constitutive and inducible ...
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Vaginal Microbicides: Detecting Toxicities in Vivo that Paradoxically Increase Pathogen Transmission [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Microbicides must protect against STD pathogens without causing unacceptable toxic effects. Microbicides based on nonoxynol-9 (N9) and other detergents disrupt sperm, HSV and HIV membranes, and these agents are effective contraceptives.
Abusuwwa, Raed +5 more
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Pgrmc1 Knockout Impairs Oocyte Maturation in Zebrafish
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 Recent investigations suggest progestin receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) associates with and transports a wide range of molecules such as heme, cytochromes P450, steroids with 21 carbons, membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα/Paqr7), epidermal ...
Xin-Jun Wu, Peter Thomas, Yong Zhu
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Impaired hepatic drug and steroid metabolism in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to P450 oxidoreductase deficiency [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to P450 oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency(ORD) present with disordered sex development and glucocorticoid deficiency.
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