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Role of the community pharmacist in emergency contraception counseling and delivery in the United States: current trends and future prospects [PDF]

, 2017
Women and couples continue to experience unintended pregnancies at high rates. In the US, 45% of all pregnancies are either mistimed or unwanted. Mishaps with contraceptives, such as condom breakage, missed pills, incorrect timing of patch or vaginal ...
Borgelt, Laura M., El-Ibiary, Shareen Y., Rafie, Sally, Ragland, Denise, Stone, Rebecca H., Wilkinson, Tracey A.   +5 more
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Role of selective progesterone receptor modulators in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Uterine leiomyomas are benign tumours of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue that develop within the wall of the uterus. Objective of this study was to compare efficacy and safety of Mifepristone and Ulipristal acetate in the treatment of ...
Mani, Poonam, Naresh, Neha, Singh, Nidhi, Yadav, Lalita   +3 more
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Nutraceuticals in fibroid management after ulipristal acetate administration: An observational study on patients' compliance [PDF]

, 2021
ObjectiveOn May 13, 2020, the Italian government Pharmaceutical Agency (AIFA) stopped ulipristal acetate (UPA) treatments for uterine fibroids (UFs), so patients shifted to other natural treatments.
D'Oria, Ottavia, Gustapane, Sarah, Licchelli, Martina, Panese, Gaetano, Tinelli, Andrea   +4 more
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Comparison between in-bag manual morcellation and classic power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2018
Presupposti: La miomectomia laparoscopica rappresenta il trattamento di scelta dei miomi uterini sintomatici in donne in età fertile. La morcellazione è un passaggio fondamentale di questo intervento, permettendo l’asportazione del pezzo operatorio dalla
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a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) [PDF]

, 2017
Several data indicate that migraine, especially migraine with aura, is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and other vascular events. Of concern is whether the risk of ischemic stroke in migraineurs is magnified by the use of hormonal ...
Aegidius, Karen Lehrmann, Bitzer, Johannes, Canonico, Marianne, Kurth, Tobias, Merki-Feld, Gabriele S., Sacco, Simona   +5 more
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A Case of Advanced Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy after Emergency Contraception [PDF]

, 2022
Ectopic pregnancy is a relatively common condition and an important cause of morbidity in women of childbearing age. The most frequent implantation site is the fallopian tube. Most cases are diagnosed in an early gestational period.
Biasioli A., Capodicasa V., Degano M., Driul L., Padovani D., Restaino S., Vizzielli G.   +6 more
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History, Policy and Nursing Practice Implications of the Plan B® Emergency Contraceptive [PDF]

, 2015
Numerous policy changes have expanded access to emergency contraception, such as Plan B®, in recent years. Plan B® is a progesterone‐based medication that prevents pregnancy from occurring up to 120 hours after unprotected intercourse by preventing ...
Dulin, Alexandra C., Kuzma, Elizabeth, Munro, Michelle L.   +2 more
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Nestorone® as a Novel Progestin for Nonoral Contraception:Structure-Activity Relationships and Brain Metabolism Studies [PDF]

, 2017
Nestorone® (NES) is a highly potent non-androgenic progestin being developed for contraception. NES is a synthetic progestin that may possess neuroprotective and myelin regenerative potential as an added health benefits.
Alanah R. Knibb, Attardi, Belelli, Belelli, Brinton, Brown, Brown, Callachan, Celotti, Davies, El-Etr, Gago, Garay, Haukkamaa, Heikinheimo, Heikinheimo, Hussain, Isabelle Petit-Topin, Jeremy J. Lambert, Jerôme Fagart, Kumar, Lambert, Lambert, Liere, Liu, Liu, Lähteenmäki, Marie-Edith Rafestin-Oblin, Marion Rame, Martine El-Etr, Matias, Meffre, Michael Schumacher, Narender Kumar, Noé, Pereira de Jésus-Tran, Petit-Topin, Petit-Topin, Philippe Liere, Regine Sitruk-Ware, Schumacher, Schüle, Scott J. Mitchell, Sitruk-Ware, Sitruk-Ware, Sitruk-Ware, Sivin, Stanczyk, Tuba, Williams, Winneker, Wong   +51 more
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Ulipristal acetate and pregnancy outcome—an observational study [PDF]

Human Reproduction, 2020
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Is the failure of the selective progesterone receptor modulator ulipristal acetate (UPA) as emergency contraception (EC; 30 mg, single) or inadvertent exposure for myoma treatment (5 mg/d) in pregnancy associated with a higher risk of birth defects, spontaneous abortion (SAB ...
Maria Hoeltzenbein, Christof Schaefer, Katarina Dathe, Jenny Katharina Wagner   +3 more
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Availability of Oral Emergency Contraception in German Community Pharmacies—A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Mystery Caller Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Germany, the “morning after pill” (oral emergency contraception [EC]), which contains the active ingredients ulipristal acetate (UPA) and levonorgestrel (LNG), can only be dispensed by community pharmacies (CPs). Consequently, German CPs bear significant responsibility with regard to the availability of oral EC, which is
Christian Kunow, Carolin Priepke, Bernhard Langer   +2 more
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