ALLMedicine™ Hormonal Contraception Center

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Objective: This study aimed to examine the association of antimüllerian hormone (AMH) with concurrent and prospective measures of adiposity during approximately 9 years of follow-up.Methods: Participants were 697 parous women from the Project Viva...

Feb 1st, 2023 - Breakthrough bleeding is a side effect of progesterone-only pills (POPs) in 40% of women, and is reduced to 10% with combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs). In addition, breakthrough bleeding is reduced if POP is supplemented with norethisterone....

Jan 25th, 2023 - Emergency contraception refers to several contraceptive options that can be used within a few days after unprotected or underprotected intercourse or sexual assault to reduce the risk of pregnancy. Current emergency contraception options available...

Jan 18th, 2023 - The current literature suggests that some women are uniquely vulnerable to negative effects of hormonal contraception (HC) on affective processes. However, little data exists as to which factors contribute to such vulnerability. The present study ...

Jan 18th, 2023 - To assess which interventions are effective in reducing fluid absorption at the time of hysteroscopy. Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, PubMed (non-MEDLINE records only), EBM Reviews-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), ClinicalTrial...

Jun 6th, 2020 - COVID-19 is associated with a systemic inflammatory response with activation of coagulation in symptomatic patients. The possibility of coagulopathies in peri- and postmenopausal women taking estrogen therapies makes it necessary to consider antit...

Apr 10th, 2020 - "U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use" (U.S. MEC) 2016 provides evidence-based guidance for the safe use of contraceptive methods among U.S. women with certain characteristics or medical conditions (1). The U.S. MEC is adapted f...

Jun 7th, 2019 - Rare ovarian tumours include complex borderline ovarian tumours, sex-cord tumours, germ cell tumours and rare epithelial tumours. Indications and modalities of fertility preservation (FP), infertility management, contraindications for hormonal con...

Jan 27th, 2019 - Although numerous studies have addressed the safety and effectiveness of hormonal contraceptive use in healthy women, data regarding women with underlying medical conditions or other special circumstances are limited. The U.S. Medical Eligibility ...

Jan 27th, 2019 - Although numerous studies have addressed the safety and effectiveness of hormonal contraceptive use in healthy women, data regarding women with underlying medical conditions or other special circumstances are limited. The U.S. Medical Eligibility ...

Jan 12th, 2023 - Researchers are looking for better ways to help women prevent pregnancy. Every month, a woman's body prepares for pregnancy in a process called the menstrual cycle. When pregnancy does not happen, menstruation occurs. During menstruation, women lo...

Jan 4th, 2023 - Progestogen-only pills (POP) prevent pregnancy by thickening the mucus in the cervix to stop sperm reaching an egg and assumed to increase Fallopian tubal peristalsis so the fertilized oocyte reaches the endometrial cavity too early for implantati...

Dec 21st, 2022 - The influence of the menstrual cycle on women's sports performance is still uncertain. Research on this topic shows methodological biases. The aim of the study will be to determine whether the menstrual cycle affects women's physical fitness, meas...

Dec 19th, 2022 - This study can be classified as a phase 1, single center, and drug-drug interaction (DDI) study. The within-subjects' experimental procedures will assess pharmacokinetic interactions between ethanol (EtOH) and PT150 (900 mg qd) in non-treatment-se...

Dec 6th, 2022 - Measuring brain perfusion is biased by a inter- and intrasubject variability, caused by physiological and lifestyle factors. In this study, the investigators want to investigate the variations in cerebral perfusion and other brain parameters (grey...

Nov 27th, 2022 - In this video, Victoria Male, PhD, of Imperial College London's Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, highlights recent research on the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation. The following is a transcript of her remarks: ...

Oct 10th, 2022 - On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v Jackson to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision, deeming that abortion is not protected by statutes that provide the right to privacy, liberty, or autonomy. With this historic ruling, ot.

Sep 19th, 2022 - Migraine affects more than 1 in 6 US adults. This figure masks the fact that migraine is a predominantly female disorder; compared with men, 3-month migraine prevalence is more than 2-fold higher (21% vs.

Jun 15th, 2022 - A survey of over 1.4 million U.S. adults found that levels of anxiety and depression increased less during the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 than other reports have suggested. (JAMA Network Open) In 2019, 35.8% and 32.6% of U.S. adults screene...

Jan 6th, 2022 - Women who were immunized against COVID-19 experienced a slight, but non-significant, change in the length of their menstrual cycle compared with those who were unvaccinated, according to a retrospective cohort analysis. Patients experienced less t...