OBJECTIVE To determine positive and negative attitudes of married Turkish women and men regarding the use of oral contraceptives (OCs). METHODS Twenty focus group discussions were conducted during the period October 1998-March 1999 in Umraniye, which is one of the densely populated districts of Istanbul. RESULTS Most of the negative attitudes relating to OCs stemmed from concerns over side ...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the second- and third-generation oral contraceptives on women’s reproductive sexual function. materials and methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 82 married women of reproductive age in tehran. samples were randomized into the groups receiving second- and third-generatio...

objective: this study sought to assess the attitude of healthcare providers towards providing contraceptives for unmarried adolescents in four local government areas in ibadan, nigeria. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 490 healthcare providers in 24 randomly selected healthcare facilities using self-administered, pre-tested questionnaires. results: ...

Several fertility control agents have recently been registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for management of wildlife or other free-ranging animals. The registration of GonaCon Immunocontraceptive Vaccine for use in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and OvoControl for use in Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and pigeons (Columba livia) has caused state wildlife and lan...

BACKGROUND The aim was to assess the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in women with a family history of VTE. METHODS The study is a Swedish nationwide case-control study based on the Multigeneration register, the Swedish Hospital Discharge Register, the Outpatient Care Register, and the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Cases (n =...

• Surprisingly, research rarely considers how contraception affects sex for women. Some studies do explore how contraceptive methods (especially combined oral contraceptives [COCs]) influence sexual experience. During COC use, some women experience a decreased interest in sex, although whether COCs cause that decrease remains unclear. Other women experience increases in sexual desire and enjoym...

OBJECTIVE Bosentan has been shown in vitro and in vivo to induce the cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP2C9 and CYP3A4. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of bosentan on the pharmacokinetics of a combined oral contraceptive. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In a randomized, 2-way crossover study, 20 healthy female subjects received Treatments A and B. Treatment A consisted of a single dose...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the potential therapeutic benefit of a single administration of a GnRH analogue in pre- menopausal women presenting large functional ovarian cysts (FOCs) (diameter > five cm). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-one patients (median age 37.4 years) diagnosed with ovarian cysts, presumed benign based on transvaginal and/or transabdominal ultrasound, were divi...

Since their introduction in the 1960s the safety of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) has been widely debated. The difficulty in determining if COC use increases the risk of developing cancer is due to: • the long latent period between exposure to the potential carcinogen and overt malignant disease • the fact that due to the developments in COCs women are likely to have taken a variety of di...

We present two cases of female patients with a history of depression who developed depressive symptoms after treatment with hormonal contraceptives (HC) in the form of combined oral contraceptive pill, progestin-only pill and combined contraceptive vaginal ring. The presented two cases are based on the women's medical records complemented by personal interviews. The existing literature on the e...