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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Endometrial effects of RU486 in normally cycling women may offer new

contraceptive strategies.

AUTHORS

Nieman L

SOURCE

In: Proceedings of the Beijing International Symposium on Fertility Regulation,

Fertility Regulation: Present and Future, May 21-25, 1995, Beijing, China, edited

by Li Weixiong, Rose Maria Li, Hao-Chia Chen, Do Won Hahn. Bethesda,

Maryland, National Institutes of Health [NIH], National Institute of Child Health

and Human Development [NICHD], 1995. :4-30 - 4-34.

ABSTRACT

Progesterone is needed for the endometrial differentiation which precedes implantation. Blocking progesterone

action may therefore prevent implantation, inducing contraceptive action. Onapristone, lilopristone, and misoprostol

(RU486), synthetic steroidal compounds, interact with the progesterone receptor and demonstrate antagonist

properties in vivo. However, few clinical trials have evaluated antiprogestins as contraceptive agents. A range of

regimens could nonetheless be tested for contraceptive efficacy, based upon known dose-response effects at

various times in the menstrual cycle. The author discusses the various possibilities of administering RU486 during

the follicular or luteal phase of the cycle, chronically, intermittently or in a timed manner, or after intercourse.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2588-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Endometrial effects of RU486 in normally cycling women

may offer new contraceptive strategies.", is(are) Nieman L. The source of this article is "In: Proceedings of the

Beijing International Symposium on Fertility Regulation, Fertility Regulation: Present and Future, May 21-25, 1995,

Beijing, China, edited by Li Weixiong, Rose Maria Li, Hao-Chia Chen, Do Won Hahn. Bethesda, Maryland, National

Institutes of Health [NIH], National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD], 1995. :4-30 - 4-34.".

This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2588-06. All

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