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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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Gynecological Endocrinology, 1999 The role of progestins in breast tissue is less well defined than in the endometrium. Although in vitro studies have shown that progestins induce a similar decrease in both estrogen and progesterone receptors and an increase in 17beta-estradiol dehydrogenase in the breast as in the endometrium, epidemiologic studies have suggested that progestins ...
R, Sitruk-Ware, G, Plu-Bureau
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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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Estrogens, Progestins, and Headache
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1991 Approaches to the therapy of hormone-related headaches are reviewed from the Department of Neurology, Temple University School of Medicine and the Comprehensive Headache Center at Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, and the Reproductive Endocrine Unit,
J Gordon Millichap
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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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Progestin potency – Assessment and relevance to choice of oral contraceptives
Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2011 Objectives: To evaluate current information on the potency of older and newer progestins and the relevance to oral contraceptive (OC) use. Methods: A medline search back to the last review (1985) was conducted.
Norman Goldstuck
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Solving the Puzzle: What Is the Role of Progestogens in Neovascularization?
Biomolecules, 2021 Ovarian sex steroids can modulate new vessel formation and development, and the clarification of the underlying mechanism will provide insight into neovascularization-related physiological changes and pathological conditions.
Zhi Xia, Jian Xiao, Qiong Chen
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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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The Effects of Dienogest on Macrophage and Natural Killer Cells in Adenomyosis: A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2018 Background Progestin has been used for symptomatic treatment of adenomyosis, although its effect on the immune system has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of macrophage and natural killer (NK) cell infiltration in ...
Saowapak Prathoomthong +7 more
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