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BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Endometriosis is a complex chronic disease that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide and commonly presents with pelvic pain and infertility.
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Understanding Progestins: From Basics to Clinical Applicability
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 Progestin is a term used to describe a synthetic progestogen. The activity and potency of synthetic progestins are mostly evaluated via parameters associated with their endometrial effects, which are related to their interactions with progesterone ...
Manuel García-Sáenz +8 more
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Pharmacokinetics, metabolism and serum concentrations of progestins used in contraception.
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2020 Many different forms of hormonal contraception are used by millions of women worldwide. These contraceptives differ in the dose and type of synthetic progestogenic compound (progestin) used, as well as the route of administration and whether or not they ...
Alexis J Bick +4 more
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Endometrial hyperplasia and progesterone resistance: a complex relationship
RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2023 The endometrium is one of the most dynamic tissues that constantly undergoes changes during the menstrual cycle in women of the reproductive period. All these processes take place mainly under the influence of steroid hormones that are produced in the ...
Mekan R. Orazov +2 more
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Pharmaceutical-technological aspects of therapeutic systems for hormonal contraception [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2016 The use of therapeutic systems for hormonal contraception (TSHC) represents an important alternative approach for prevention of unintended pregnancies in comparison to oral hormonal contraceptives, whereby the risk of gastrointestinal adverse effects ...
Đekić Ljiljana, Primorac Marija
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Fertility preservation in breast cancer with oral progestin: is it an option? A pilot study
Einstein (São Paulo), 2021 Objective To compare the effectiveness of oral progestins and injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist medication in cancer fertility preservation in patients with breast cancer.
Renato de Oliveira +5 more
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Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 2019 Advances in oocyte and embryo cryopreservation for assisted reproduction prompted new approaches to ovarian stimulation. Attention has been paid to progesterone and its derivatives to block the LH surge, as oocyte vitrification removes possible harmful ...
A. La Marca, Martina Capuzzo
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Effects of Sex Steroids on Fish Leukocytes
Biology, 2018 In vertebrates, in addition to their classically reproductive functions, steroids regulate the immune system. This action is possible mainly due to the presence of steroid receptors in the different immune cell types.
Elena Chaves-Pozo +2 more
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Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Background: In this scoping review, we sought to identify published studies evaluating the drugs currently used in the treatment of endometriosis-related pelvic pain, with reflection on their chemical properties, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, and ...
Mislav Mikuš +4 more
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Fecal Progestin Extraction and Analysis for Non-invasive Monitoring of Ovarian Cycle in Beef Cows [PDF]
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012 The aims of the present study were to determine presence of immunoreactive progestins in feces, correlate fecal progestins with plasma progesterone (P4) concentrations and subsequently assess the role of fecal progestins in monitoring estrous cycle in ...
N. Yimer§, Y. Rosnina*, H. Wahid, M.M. Bukar, A. Malik, K.C. Yap, M. Fahmi, P. Ganesamurthi and A.A. Saharee
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