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Present status of contraceptive vaginal rings

Advances in Contraception, 1990
Vaginal administration of contraceptive steroids has several advantages over oral administration including avoidance of the digestive tract and the 1st passage effect continuous release of the active principle allowing lower doses and fewer side effects independence of the method from sexual relations and possibility of application directly by the user.
R, Jackson, D, Hickling, R, Assendorp, M, Elstein   +3 more
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Safety, Acceptability and Adherence of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in a Microbicide Clinical Trial Conducted in Multiple Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

, 2020
BackgroundThis was the first microbicide trial conducted in Africa to evaluate an antiretroviral-containingvaginal ring as an HIV prevention technology for women.ObjectivesThe trial assessed and compared the safety, acceptability and adherence to product
L. Muungo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vaginal yeast adherence to the combined contraceptive vaginal ring (CCVR)

Contraception, 2007
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro adherence of different yeasts, isolated from vaginal exudates of patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), to the combined contraceptive vaginal ring--NuvaRing.Four isolates of Candida sp. and one isolate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used.
Daiane Pereira, Camacho, Márcia E L, Consolaro, Eliana Valéria, Patussi, Lucélia, Donatti, André, Gasparetto, Terezinha I E, Svidzinski   +5 more
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Vaginal ring pessary use for pelvic organ prolapse: continuation rates and predictors of continued use.

Menopause, 2019
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was (1) to evaluate continuation rates of vaginal ring pessary for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and (2) to identify predictors for continued pessary use.
J. Manonai, Sirirat Sarit-apirak, U. Udomsubpayakul   +2 more
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Comprehensive overview of the recently FDA-approved contraceptive vaginal ring releasing segesterone acetate and ethinylestradiol: A new year-long, patient controlled, reversible birth control method

Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019
Introduction: This is an overview of the recently FDA-approved silicone elastomer combined hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring (CVR), which is used cyclically for up to 1 year, eliminating resupply challenges.
A. Nelson
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Vaginal epithelial surface appearances in women using vaginal rings for contraception

Contraception, 2000
Vaginal inspections using colposcopy before insertion of contraceptive vaginal rings and at 2-month intervals during ring use were conducted on 169 users of four different formulations. The rings studied released Nestorone alone (50, 75, 100 g daily over 6 months); ethinyl estradiol: Nestorone (30:100 and 15:150 g daily over 6 months); ethinylestradiol:
I S, Fraser, M, Lacarra, D R, Mishell, F, Alvarez, V, Brache, P, Lähteenmäki, K, Elomaa, E, Weisberg, H A, Nash   +8 more
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New delivery systems in contraception: vaginal rings

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2004
Vaginal rings, made of soft flexible silicone rubber, for delivery of contraceptive hormones are currently gaining clinical acceptance. This method provides extended release of hormones, which are implanted in the core of the ring and slowly disseminate into vaginal tissue.
Elof D B, Johansson, Regine, Sitruk-Ware
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Vaginal Rings for Menopausal Symptom Relief

Drugs & Aging, 2004
The vagina is an alternative delivery site of sex steroids for menopausal women. New ring technology provides continuous and consistent delivery of steroids for up to 3 months. Rings rest on the pelvic floor muscles in a nearly horizontal position and are usually imperceptible.
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Update on contraceptive vaginal rings

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice, 2003
Abstract Since the development of the combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) four decades ago, women have been able to plan their childbearing more effectively than before. Studies of women’s attitudes, however, show that many regard the compliance required with daily pill use as a drawback to the use of the oral contraception and would prefer a ...
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Bacterial biofilm formation on vaginal ring pessaries used for pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal, 2021
Felicity Gould, M. Carey, E. Plummer, G. Murray, J. Danielewski, S. Tabrizi, S. Garland   +6 more
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