[Advances in hormonal contraception].

Autor: Villanueva Egan LA; Hospital de la Mujer, Prolongación Salvador Díaz Mirón núm. 374, primer piso, colonia Santo Tomás, CP 11340, DF Mexico. laave@servidor.unam.mx, Pichardo Cuevas M
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico [Ginecol Obstet Mex] 2007 Jan; Vol. 75 (1), pp. 35-42.
Abstrakt: This review provides an update regarding newer options in hormonal contraception that include the progestin-releasing intrauterine system, the contraceptive patch and ring, the single rod progestin-releasing implant, extended and emergency oral contraception and recent advances in hormonal male contraception. These methods represent a major advancement in this field, allowing for the development of more acceptable, safety and effective birth control regimens.
Databáze: MEDLINE