منابع مشابه
TCRM_5624_The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
Correspondence: Paul D Blumenthal Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University Hospital, C/O Office of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford, CA 94305, USA email [email protected] Abstract: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is a safe, effective and acceptable form of contraception used by over 150 million women worldwide. It also has ...
متن کاملTolerability of levonorgestrel emergency contraception in adolescents.
OBJECTIVE We evaluated the tolerability of emergency contraception in adolescents. Study design In this descriptive study, 1 0.75 mg levonorgestrel tablet was administered to 52 females aged 13-16 with instructions to take the second tablet 12 hours later (unprotected intercourse was not an entry requirement). Participants kept diaries of side effects and menstrual patterns. We assessed correct...
متن کاملMenorrhagia and the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System
Only half of the women who present to clinicians with heavy menstrual loss have objective menorrhagia. However, it is the main reason for women requesting hysterectomy and 1 in 5 women have a hysterectomy in the United Kingdom for this reason by the age of fifty five. At histopathology, a vast majority of these uteri are found to be benign. With less invasive and effective alternatives to hyste...
متن کاملMechanism of action of levonorgestrel emergency contraception.
There has been much debate regarding levonorgestrel emergency contraception's (LNG-EC's) method of action since 1999 when the Food and Drug Administration first approved its use. Proponents of LNG-EC have argued that they have moral certitude that LNG-EC works via a non-abortifacient mechanism of action, and claim that all the major scientific and medical data consistently support this hypothes...
متن کاملMenstrual bleeding patterns following levonorgestrel emergency contraception.
PURPOSE Multiple trials by the World Health Organization have established levonorgestrel as the gold standard in hormonal emergency contraception (EC). However, changes in menstrual patterns following EC have been observed; thus, we undertook this prospective study to identify and determine the characteristics of these changes. MATERIALS Women requesting EC at either any of two hospitals --1 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reactions Weekly
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1179-2051', '0114-9954']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-021-95881-z