Search results for "Contraception"

Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): the Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group

2011

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in females, with a high prevalence. The etiology of this heterogeneous condition remains obscure, and its phenotype expression varies. Two widely cited previous ESHRE/ASRMsponsored PCOS consensus workshops focused on diagnosis (published in 2004) and infertility management (published in 2008), respectively. The present third PCOS consensus report summarizes current knowledge and identifies knowledge gaps regarding various women's health aspects of PCOS. Relevant topics addressed-all dealt with in a systematic fashion-include adolescence, hirsutism and acne, contraception, menstrual cycle abnormalities, quality of life, e…

Hormonālās kontracepcijas lietošanas ietekme uz premenstruālajiem simptomiem studējošo sieviešu populācijā Rīgā, Latvijā

2018

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is an underdiagnosed condition in many women, which is related to a high risk of chronic pain and depression. PMS is difficult to diagnose as it remains different in every individual and does not show typical clinical signs.We combined similar symptoms to five kinds of PMS (psychological, equilibrium change, mental, physical, organ-specific) and further combined all kinds of together to obtain a total PMS for each woman. We checked univariate relationships between kind of contraceptives used by females and different kinds of PMS and total PMS. Most of PMS occur in the week before period in comparison with the week after a period, and this difference was significa…

A Pooled Analysis of Reproductive Factors, Exogenous Hormone Use, and Risk of Multiple Myeloma among Women in the International Multiple Myeloma Cons…

2015

Abstract Background: Female sex hormones are known to have immunomodulatory effects. Therefore, reproductive factors and exogenous hormone use could influence the risk of multiple myeloma in women. However, the role of hormonal factors in multiple myeloma etiology remains unclear because previous investigations were underpowered to detect modest associations. Methods: We conducted a pooled analysis of seven case–control studies included in the International Multiple Myeloma Consortium, with individual data on reproductive factors and exogenous hormone use from 1,072 female cases and 3,541 female controls. Study-specific odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estima…

Explanatory Psychological Factors of Inconsistently Condom Use among Spanish University Students: Gender Differences

2020

Abstract More than 50% of Spanish youth does not use of condoms correctly and consistently. University students are a particular population at high risk of the HIV infection, other STIs and unwanted pregnancies. The influence of psychological variables in using of condom is analyzed by gender and type of sexual relationship. A total of 256 females and 168 males were assessed (Mage= 20.62; SD = 2.16). A regression logistic analysis showed that sexual sensation seeking appears as an explanatory variable of inconsistently condom use in both females and males in vaginal intercourse, steady relationship intercourse and sex under the alcohol and other drugs effects (adjusted odds ratio between 1.…

Adolescent sexual behavior during periods of increase and decrease in the abortion rate.

2009

OBJECTIVE: To study changes in adolescent sexual behavior in periods of increase (1994-2000) and decrease (2001-2007) in the abortion rate. METHODS: School surveys with self-administered questionnaires were carried out annually among eighth graders (mean age 14.8 years) and ninth graders (mean age 15.8 years) (N=286665) in 1996/1997 and 2006/2007. Schools participated biennially. The proportions of respondents reporting noncoital (kissing light petting heavy petting) and coital (ever had sexual intercourse intercourse at least 10 times at least three partners) sexual experience and nonuse of contraception were studied. RESULTS: Among adolescents both coital and noncoital sexual experiences …

[Contraception in chronically ill adolescents].

2003

Contraception in chronically ill adolescents has to consider side effects with regard to metabolic or hematological disease. Additionally the compliance of the patient has to be taken in account when consulting about contraceptives. In juvenile diabetics with good glycemic control and metabolic diseases of the amino acids oral contraceptives are justifiable. Adolescents with galactose-mia mostly suffer from premature ovarian failure and therefore have to be controlled wether they need contraception at all. Young women with sickle-cell anemia are at risk of thrombophilia. They should not be given hormonal contraceptives. In v. Willebrand-Jurgens-Syndrome oral contraceptives are favourable be…

Perceived determinants of physical activity among women with prior severe preeclampsia: a qualitative assessment.

2022

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to (1) qualitatively identify the perceived determinants of physical activity among women who have experienced severe preeclampsia, and (2) examine whether these determinants are consistent with the overarching processes outlined in the integrated behavior change (IBC) model, a novel model that describes physical activity as being a result of motivational, volitional, and automatic processes. Methods Patients (n = 35) of the Follow-Up PreEClampsia (FUPEC) Outpatient Clinic, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands, participated in an anonymous online survey. The main outcomes under study were their perceived determinants of physical activity. Responses…

2021

ObjectiveLoss of sex hormones has been suggested to underlie menopause-associated increment in cardiovascular risk. We investigated associations of sex hormones with arterial stiffness in 19–58-years-old women. We also studied associations of specific hormonal stages, including natural menstrual cycle, cycle with combined oral contraceptives (COC) and menopausal status with or without hormone therapy (HT), with arterial stiffness.MethodsThis study includes repeated measurements of 65 healthy women representing reproductive (n=16 natural, n=10 COC-users) and menopause (n=5 perimenopausal, n=26 postmenopausal, n=8 HT-users) stages. Arterial stiffness outcomes were aortic pulse wave velocity (…

« Pour mes trente ans je me fais stériliser. » Stérilisées et sans enfant : une utilisation déviante de la contraception ?

2018

International audience; Cet article se focalise sur les femmes sans enfant et présente une utilisation singulière de la contraception : non pas pour « avoir un enfant comme on veut, quand on veut », mais pour choisir de ne jamais en avoir. L’enquête ethnographique se penche sur l’appréhension de cette pratique tant par les médecins que par les femmes stérilisées ou en voie de l’être. Demande déviante pour les médecins qui régulent fortement l’accès à cette méthode, cet acte est pourtant approprié comme un élément constitutif de la « culture childfree ». Le sujet invite à se pencher sur le discours de ces femmes, qui, s’il est « déviant » n’en est pas moins révélateur d’une générale aspirati…

Estroprogestins and cardiovascular risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2013

Because PCOS women present an increased cardiovascular risk, the safety of estroprogestin treatment is debated and contrasting data have been reported. However, cardiovascular risk is not the same in all PCOS women and individual cardiovascular risk should be assessed before staring any estroprogestin treatment. The available data show that products containing both second generation and third generation progestins (including drosperinone and cyproterone acetate) represent a safe treatment in PCOS patients with regular cardiovascular risk. In PCOS patients with increased cardiovascular risk, a careful choice of estroprogestin product is needed and cardiovascular risk should be monitored duri…