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HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE [3 records]

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Record 1 2025-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

The concept of a hormonal male contraceptive is very similar to female hormonal contraceptives, with the administered sex steroid(s) causing suppression of GnRH [gonadotropin-releasing hormone] and LH [luteinizing hormone]/FSH [follicle stimulating hormone] secretion from the hypothalamus and pituitary respectively, and thus gonadal quiescence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Les molécules qui pourraient être utilisées comme contraceptif hormonal masculin sont : l'inhibine, les agonistes de la GnRH [hormone de libération des gonadotrophines], les antagonistes de la GnRH, des inhibiteurs des gonadostimulines, les progestatifs seuls ou en association avec un androgène ou encore les androgènes à forte dose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Hormonas
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
CONT

En 1996, la OMS aprobó un nuevo método anticonceptivo masculino que consiste en [administrar] la inyección de enantato de testoterona [para] reducir la concentración de los espermatozoides en la esperma a niveles ínfimos [con una] eficacia de 98.6%.

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Record 2 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

The contraceptive patch is a combined form of hormonal contraception, containing oestrogen and progestogen hormones. It is essentially the same type of contraception as the combined oral contraceptive pill... but as a patch instead of... pills. The contraceptive patch is stuck on to the skin so that the two hormones are continuously delivered to the body, giving contraceptive cover.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Le timbre contraceptif est carré, lisse et très mince et s’applique directement sur la peau [...] C’est un contraceptif hormonal combiné puisqu’il contient deux hormones : un œstrogène (éthinylestradiol) et un progestatif (norelgestromine) qui sont diffusées graduellement par la peau pendant une semaine.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

The mechanism of action of oral hormonal contraceptives is through pituitary depression with failure of production of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, thereby suppressing ovulation. The associated production of a hostile cervical mucus or acceleration of endometrial changes may also be antifertility factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Pour éviter ces échecs, les recherches se sont orientées depuis quelque temps vers un contraceptif hormonal qui pourrait s'administrer une fois par mois.

Spanish

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