PHARMACOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 105 – COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDAL CONTRACEPTION“ Hormonal contraceptives are formulated from synthetic steroid 19-nortestosterone derivatives, which include norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, norethynodrel, ethynodiol diacetate,…
COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDAL CONTRACEPTION Alisa B. Goldberg Philip Darney All steroidal contraceptives are composed either of a progestin alone or a combination of an estrogen and a…
NONHORMONAL CONTRACEPTION Part of “CHAPTER 104 – FEMALE CONTRACEPTION“ INTRAUTERINE DEVICE The IUD is a highly effective method of contraception, with failure rates similar to those with female sterilization. Approximately…
HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION Part of “CHAPTER 104 – FEMALE CONTRACEPTION“ COMBINATION ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES Combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) contain various doses of synthetic estrogen (ethinyl estradiol or mestranol) and a synthetic…
CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING Part of “CHAPTER 104 – FEMALE CONTRACEPTION“ Couples differ socially, culturally, educationally, and economically as well as in their ages, lifestyles, and desires concerning family size. These individual…
CONTRACEPTIVE SELECTION Part of “CHAPTER 104 – FEMALE CONTRACEPTION“ No contraceptive method is fully effective in preventing pregnancy, free of side effects, and acceptable to all couples. Every method has…
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS Part of “CHAPTER 104 – FEMALE CONTRACEPTION“ A worldwide revolution occurred in the early 1960s with the introduction of oral and intrauterine contraception. Use of these…
FEMALE CONTRACEPTION Alisa B. Goldberg Philip Darney USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE SELECTION Related posts: FUTURE PROSPECTS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE…
TREATMENT OF THE INFERTILE COUPLE Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ TREATMENT OF OVULATORY DYSFUNCTION After ovulatory dysfunction is established, treatment should begin. Some specialists…
EVALUATION OF THE INFERTILE COUPLE Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Treating the couple as a unit is important. Although infertility is not…
