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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Oral Contraceptive"”.
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The effect of oral contraceptive agents (OCA) on nutrition
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Randomized trial comparing bleeding patterns after immediate and conventional oral contraceptive initiation
Starting oral contraceptives immediately, under direct observation, increase OC initiation rates and may increase effective use and continuation However, if adverse bleeding pattern occur, then such an approach may paradoxically decrease continuation rates. The purpose of this study is comapare …
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The effect of oral contraceptive agents on copper and zinc balance in young women
… designed to test the hypothesis that the use of oral contraceptive agents would change the metabolic balance of copper and zinc in young women. The subjects were divided into two treatment groups based on the use or non-use of oral contraceptive agents, The mean age was 21 years and 6 months for …
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The Oral Contraceptive Pill: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Pill On Pharmaceutical Websites
… of this study was to determine how traditional oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are portrayed on the pharmaceutical websites during Internet DTCPA. This study also looked to see how women’s bodies and the process of menstruation were medicalized on these websites. Eight traditional OCP websites …
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The Effects of Oral Contraceptive Use on Ligamentous Injury Incidence in Females: A Potential for Prevention
… potentially reducing injury risk. Hormonal contraceptives, through their negative feedback function, reduce estrogen levels. We hypothesize that females using oral contraceptives (OCs) will have lower rates of ACL injury compared to nonusers. To assess this relationship we performed a …
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LC-ESI-MS/MS quantification of hair cortisol, cortisone and DHEA in combined oral contraceptive users
Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are used chronically by many women worldwide and in South Africa. Because many COC adverse effects coincide with symptoms of stress-related illnesses, including insulin resistance and hypertension, it is believed that these adverse effects are a result of chronic …
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Appearance Over Function - The Impact of Long-Term Oral Contraceptive Use on Brain Development, Breast Tissue Composition, and Future Lactation Outcomes
… examines the long-term effects of combined oral contraceptive (COC) use beginning in puberty on brain development, breast tissue composition, and future breastfeeding outcomes. Puberty is a critical developmental stage during which hormonal changes significantly impact the neurological and …
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The Interactive Effects of Caffeine and Estrogen on Memory for Word Lists
… further hypothesized that the performances of oral contraceptive users and non-oral contraceptive users would differ.</p> <p>Two hundred and eight females were administered 0, 2, or 4 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight. Approximately half of the subjects used oral …
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Effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on athletic performance
… is even more sparse on potential effects of oral contraceptive agents (OCAs) on performance. Many of the earlier studies failed to accurately document the phase of the cycle, or used a variety of different oral contraceptives with higher dosages of estrogens and progestins than those in …
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Effects of Nurse-client Transaction on Female Oral Contraception
… about the benefits and barriers of using oral contraceptives made a difference in their adherence rates. The study sought to answer these questions. Do females who experience a one-on-one nurse -client transaction exploring benefits and barriers to oral contraceptive use adhere better than …
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The association of limbic system activation with dream, bad dream and nightmare generation
… and a prospective dream diary study. Oral contraceptive use was included as a moderator variable as previous research has indicated that this may temper reactions to stress. The general hypothesis that greater activation of the limbic system results in a greater frequency of recall of …
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Changes in venomotor tone during sympathoexcitation: influence of gender and female cycle phase
… function in women appears to be modified during oral contraceptive use compared to normally menstruating women. It is unlikely that the degree of venoconstriction observed in these experiments is sufficient on its own to maintain venous return during orthostatic challenge.
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No More Baby Steps: Preventing Unintended Pregnancies of Los Angles Minorities and Adolescents
… they remain high among minority and young women. Contraceptive usage, a leading protective factor for unintended pregnancies, has been found to vary greatly by age and ethnicity. These two projects aimed to decrease unintended pregnancy rates through increasing patient knowledge of contraceptive …
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Biospectroscopy investigations Into cervical cytology
… by luteal/follicular phase; and by combined oral contraceptive pill use; these patient characteristics are likely to have affected the excisional outcomes. As traditional IR techniques are limited by the effect of diffraction of ~3 μm to 30 μm, we assessed the potential of scanning near-field …
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A new pathway in the induction of breast cancer
… and first full-term pregnancy, as well as oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy, suggests a role for hormones in the development of carcinomas. Pituitary tumor transforming gene Binding Factor (PBF) is a relatively uncharacterized gene implicated in endocrine neoplasia. …
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The Effect of Gonadal Steroids and Altered Tryptophan Metabolism on behaviour
… effect of gonadel steroids, in the form of the oral contraceptive, on plasma tryptophan, mood and behaviour in the human female. The results suggest that gonadal steroids influence behaviour by increasing 5-hydroxytryptamine synthesis. In general, such an effect led to an exhibition of …
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The effect of boron supplementation and oral contraceptives on mineral status and hormone status of college female athletes and non-atheletes
… All subjects were classified into activity and oral contraceptive groups as follows: athletes (n=16), non-athletes (n=13), oral contraceptives (n=12), and no oral contraceptives (n=17). Subjects were randomly assigned to receive a placebo or 3 mg of boron per day. Subjects' maximal oxygen …
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The impact of acute heat exposure on the heat shock response (HSR) between males and females
… mid-luteal phase (n=10), and combined monophasic oral contraceptive (OCP) user females (n=9) who underwent a 20-min far-infrared (IR) sauna session (57.2 ± 2.0ºC, 24.7 ± 5.6% relative humidity). Core temperature, skin temperature, heart rate, and thermal perception were recorded every 5 minutes. …
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The impact of acute psychological stress on declarative and working memory functioning
… were recruited. Phase of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive use were controlled for in female participants. Participants took part in two sessions, 24 hours apart, each beginning after 16h00. Day 1 involved learning and immediate cued recall of the word pairs, and completing a practice …
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The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Lifestyle Factors, and Body Composition in a Fit College Population
… and alcohol consumption, as well as tobacco and oral contraceptive use. Annual surveys assessed diet, menstrual function and contraceptive use. Academy staff measured height, weight and fitness annually. Varsity level sport specific information was collected from high school applications to …
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