Brain intracrinology of allopregnanolone during pregnancy and hormonal contraception

Tracheo-oesophageal fistula associated with hormonal contraception during pregnancy.

Prolactinoma and estrogens: pregnancy, contraception and hormonal replacement therapy.

The stimulatory role of estrogen on prolactin secretion and on proliferation of lactotropic cells is well established in terms of physiology but could this phenomenon be extended to include harmful effects of estrogens on prolactinoma? The aim of this review is to provide an up-to-date assessment of this subject with regard to pregnancy, use of contraceptive pills and postmenopausal hormone rep...

The state of hormonal contraception today: overview of unintended pregnancy.

Each year in the United States about 1 in 20 women experiences an unintended pregnancy. Understanding the impact of consistent, appropriate, and effective contraception on this major health care concern is key to overcoming this societal and economic burden. In addition to available family-planning services, women need ongoing support in choosing and using methods based on her overall life situ...

Hormonal Contraception

the mechanism of transformation by RNA viruses. Benyesh-Melnick and co-workers describe the presence of DNA in purified murine leukemia-sarcoma virus preparations, suggesting that, in addition to unexpectedly complex enzymatic machinery, some tumor viruses may contain more than one type of nucleic acid. Several groups analyze differences in the membranes of transformed and normal cells. Burger,...

Allopregnanolone in the brain: protecting pregnancy and birth outcomes.

A successful pregnancy requires multiple adaptations in the mother's brain that serve to optimise foetal growth and development, protect the foetus from adverse prenatal programming and prevent premature delivery of the young. Pregnancy hormones induce, organise and maintain many of these adaptations. Steroid hormones play a critical role and of particular importance is the progesterone metabol...