Combined hormonal contraception (CHC), or combined birth control, is a form of hormonal contraception which combines both an estrogen and a progestogen...
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Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the endocrine system. Almost all methods are composed of steroid hormones, although...
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the oral form of combined hormonal contraception. The pill contains two important hormones: a progestin (a synthetic form of the hormone progestogen/progesterone)...
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hormonal medications or medication delivery systems (hormonal intrauterine devices—IUDs) may also be used to suppress menses. Any brand of combined oral...
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is one of the two major types of hormonal contraception, with the other major type being combined hormonal contraceptive methods (including both estrogen...
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contraceptive pills (ECPs) are sometimes referred to as emergency hormonal contraception (EHC). They are taken after unprotected sexual intercourse or the...
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Birth control (redirect from Contraception)
developed compared to male contraception, these include contraceptive pills (combination and progestin-only pill), hormonal or non-hormonal IUD, patch, vaginal...
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Intrauterine device (redirect from Intrauterine contraception)
emergency contraception within five days of unprotected sex. Although copper IUDs may increase menstrual bleeding and result in painful cramps, hormonal IUDs...
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effects of the hormonal IUD are reversible. The hormonal IUD is considered to be more effective than other common forms of reversible contraception, such as...
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different types of IUDs: copper or hormonal. The copper IUD (also known as a copper T intrauterine device) is a non-hormonal option of birth control. It is...
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ovulation. The use of combined hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, the patch, and the vaginal ring are methods of contraception that contain both an...
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which are not combined with an estrogen and are given once every two to three months instead of once a month. Hormonal contraception works primarily...
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Progestogen (medication) (category Contraception for males)
natural female sex hormone progesterone in the body. A progestin is a synthetic progestogen. Progestogens are used most commonly in hormonal birth control...
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Drospirenone (category Hormonal contraception)
Jensen JT (December 2015). "Does the Progestogen Used in Combined Hormonal Contraception Affect Venous Thrombosis Risk?". Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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Vaginal ring (category Hormonal contraception)
The combined hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring is self-administered once a month. Leaving the ring in for three weeks slowly releases hormones into...
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Male contraceptive (redirect from Male hormonal contraception)
implants, and external devices, and these products have both hormonal and non-hormonal mechanisms of action. Some of these new contraceptives could even...
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Estradiol-containing birth control pill (redirect from Estradiol-containing combined birth control pill)
exclusive estrogen used in combined injectable contraceptives. As of 2021, more than 95% of prescriptions are for combined hormonal birth control forms containing...
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Levonorgestrel (category Hormonal contraception)
Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods. It is combined with an estrogen to make combination birth control...
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Progestogen-only pill (category Hormonal contraception)
Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (1999). "Hormonal contraceptives, progestogens only". Hormonal contraception and post-menopausal hormonal therapy; IARC monographs on...
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that provide effective contraception for an extended period without requiring user action. They include hormonal and non-hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs)...
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Combined Oral Contraceptives having additional benefits in relieving menstrual migraine. Hormonal oral contraceptives (HOCs) interact with hormonal changes...
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Injectable birth control (redirect from Injectable hormonal contraception)
Injectable birth control is a form of hormonal contraception and may refer to: Progestogen-only injectable birth control Combined injectable birth control Estrogen-only...
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"The influence of combined oral contraceptives on female sexual desire: a systematic review". The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health...
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Norelgestromin (category Hormonal contraception)
Rafie S, Teal R, Mody SK (2017). "Transdermal delivery of combined hormonal contraception: a review of the current literature". International Journal...
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model is an oversimplification of the hormonal signaling process. Cellular recipients of a particular hormonal signal may be one of several cell types...
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long-term hormonal regimens have not been conclusively studied and are difficult to estimate because research on the long-term use of hormonal therapy has...
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Ethinylestradiol (category Hormonal contraception)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine) (January 2017). "Combined hormonal contraception and the risk of venous thromboembolism: a guideline". Fertility...
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hormone therapy (GAHT), is a form of hormone therapy in which sex hormones and other hormonal medications are administered to transgender or gender nonconforming...
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Norethisterone (category Hormonal contraception)
associated with NETA may have precluded its further development for male hormonal contraception. Due to its weak androgenic activity, norethisterone can produce...
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Progesterone (category Hormones of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis)
estrogen for contraception, to reduce the risk of uterine or cervical cancer, in hormone replacement therapy, and in feminizing hormone therapy. It was...
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