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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Hormonal long-acting methods for contraception.

AUTHORS

Odlind V

SOURCE

British Journal of Family Planning. 1991 Jan;16(4 Suppl):8-11.

ABSTRACT

Systems for the non-oral administration of low-dose progestogens--injectables, implants, vaginal rings, and IUDs--are

being developed in an effort to increase the efficacy of progestogen-only methods with a minimum of side effects.

Other advantages of non-oral hormonal contraceptives include high compliance, long duration of action, continuous

steady-state blood levels of the steroid, and avoidance of the first-pass effect through the liver. At present, depot

medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate are the most widely used injectable progestogens.

These drugs are particularly suitable for women who require a long-term, effective contraceptive method but are

unable to tolerate estrogen. Disadvantages include the slow return to fertility (up to 6 months after discontinuation)

and disruption of menstrual bleeding patterns--issues that must be addressed in counseling potential acceptors.

Slow-release systems for steroid delivery, such as the Norplant subdermal implant, do not require an initially high

plasma level of progestogen and thus have greater reversibility than injectables. To date, no method is free of the

bleeding disturbances that seem to be associated with the absence of luteal activity. There are some indications

that estrogen administration can be useful in the management of bleeding disturbances, however. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT3T 2050-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Hormonal long-acting methods for contraception.", is(are)

Odlind V. The source of this article is "British Journal of Family Planning. 1991 Jan;16(4 Suppl):8-11.". This article

was published in 1991 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2050-06. All rights reserved

with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12050

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