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Chapter 8 - Depot Hormonal Contraceptive Devices

from Section 2 - Methods of Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Aarti Daryanani
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Composition, types, mechanism of action, efficacy, effectiveness, health risks, benefits, usage and follow up of progesterone implants

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Progestogenspreparationsmodes of actiondosageroutesinjections
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 56 - 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Pfizer Limited. Depo-Provera 150 mg/ml Injection. 2020. www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6721/smpcGoogle Scholar
Pfizer Limited. SAYANA PRESS 104 mg/0.65 ml Suspension For Injection: Summary of Product Characteristics. 2020. www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/3148/smpc#grefGoogle Scholar
Bayer plc. Noristerat: Summary of Products Characteristics .2019. www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/35489/SPC#grefGoogle Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Progestogen-Only Injectable Contraception. 2014. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/cec-ceu-guidance-injectables-dec-2014/Google Scholar
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Long-acting Reversible Contraception: The Effective and Appropriate Use of Long-acting Reversible Contraception. 2005. www.nice.org.uk/pdf/CG030fullguidance.pdfGoogle Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Overweight, Obesity & Contraception. 2019. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-clinical-guideline-overweight-obesity-and-contracpetion/Google Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. UK Medical Eligibility Criteria For Contraceptive Use. UKMEC 2016. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ukmec-2016-digital-version/Google Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Problematic Bleeding with Hormonal Contraception. 2015. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-guidance-contraception-for-women-aged-over-40-years–2017/Google Scholar
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. 2007. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg44/resources/guidance-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-pdfGoogle Scholar
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. Guideline on the management of women with endometriosis. Hum Reprod 2014; 29: 400–12.Google Scholar

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