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Chapter 7 - Progestogen-Only Contraceptives

from Section 2 - Methods of Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Progestogen-only preparations are described

Keywords

Progestogen-only pillprogestogen-based IUSsimplant
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 43 - 55
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH). Progestogen-only Pills. 2015. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/cec-ceu-guidance-pop-mar-2015/.Google Scholar
World Health Organization. Medical Eligibility Criteria (5th Ed) 2015. Pdf www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/family_planning/MEC-5/en/.Google Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH). UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC). 2016. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/external/ukmec-2016-digital-version/. Accessed August 10, 2018.Google Scholar
Curtis, KM, Jatlaoui, TC, Tepper, NK, et al. U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2016. MMWR Recomm Rep, 2016;65(No. RR-4):1–66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.rr6504a1.Google ScholarPubMed
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. US Medical Eligibility Criteria (US MEC) for Contraceptive Use. 2016. www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/mmwr/mec/summary.html.Google Scholar
Samson, M, Porter, N, Orekoya, O, et al. Progestin and breast cancer risk: a systematic review. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2016;155:3–12.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Curtis, KM, Martins, SL. Progestogen-only contraception and bone mineral density: a systematic review. Contraception 2006;73:470–87.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mørch, L, Skovlund, C, Hannaford, P, et al. Contemporary contraception and the risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med 2017;377:2228–39.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Skovlund, CW, Mørch, LS, Kessing, LV, et al. Association of hormonal contraception with depression. JAMA Psychiatry 2016;73:1154–62.Google Scholar
Bitzer, J, Rapkin, A, Soares, CN. Managing the risks of mood symptoms with LNG-IUS: a clinical perspective. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2018 Oct;23(5):321–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. 2007. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg44/evidence/full-guideline–195071293.Google Scholar
Darney, P, Patel, A, Rosen, K, Shapiro, LS, Kaunitz, AM. Safety and efficacy of a single-rod etonogestrel implant (Implanon): results from 11 international clinical trials. Fertil Steril 2009;91:1646–53.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mansour, D et al. The effects of Implanon on menstrual bleeding patterns. European Journal Contracept Reproductive Health Care 2008;13(suppl1):13–28.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Blumenthal, PD et al. Tolerability and clinical safety of Implanon. European Journal Contracept Reproductive Health Care 2008;13(suppl1):29–36.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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