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SEQUENTIAL PILL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sequential pill 1, record 1, English, sequential%20pill
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The normal menstrual cycle is characterized by estrogen dominance during the first half and progesterone dominance during the second half. Attempts to create a pill that would mimic this normal psychology resulted in the sequential pil ... sequentials are taken beginning with the fifth day of a given cycle ... The first 15 sequential pills contain only a synthetic estrogen. The remaining five to six contain both estrogen and progestogen. The early estrogen therapy inhibits ovulation ... The progestogen ... (helps) prepare the uterus for a menstrual flow that resembles the normal menses in quantity. 1, record 1, English, - sequential%20pill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comprimé séquentiel
1, record 1, French, comprim%C3%A9%20s%C3%A9quentiel
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forme séquentielle 2, record 1, French, forme%20s%C3%A9quentielle
feminine noun
- méthode séquentielle 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20s%C3%A9quentielle
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'effet contraceptif des comprimés séquentiels dépend exclusivement du blocage de l'ovulation et se traduit par un efficacité moindre. 1, record 1, French, - comprim%C3%A9%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les formes séquentielles sont des contraceptifs oraux où chaque cycle comporte deux catégories de comprimés contenant uniquement des œstrogènes suivie de comprimés contenant l'association œstrogènes-progestatifs. 2, record 1, French, - comprim%C3%A9%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La méthode séquentielle consiste à administrer d'abord un œstrogène seul, puis un œstro-progestatif. Ainsi on réalise un cycle artificiel où l'œstrogène à dose suffisante doit, en principe, bloquer l'ovulation. 3, record 1, French, - comprim%C3%A9%20s%C3%A9quentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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