The sexual acceptability of contraception: reviewing the literature and building a new concept

JA Higgins, NK Smith - The Journal of Sex Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
How contraceptives affect women's sexual well-being is critically understudied. Fortunately,
a growing literature focuses on sexual aspects of contraception, especially hormonal …

How hormonal contraceptives shape brain and behavior: A review of preclinical studies

A Concas, M Serra, P Porcu - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Steroid hormones influence different aspects of brain function, including development,
neurogenesis, neuronal excitability, and plasticity, thus affecting emotional states, cognition …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between hormonal contraception and antiepileptic drugs: clinical and mechanistic considerations

A Reimers, E Brodtkorb, A Sabers - Seizure, 2015 - Elsevier
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and hormonal contraceptives may affect each other's metabolism
and clinical efficacy. Loss of seizure control and unplanned pregnancy may occur when …

The brain as a target of hormonal contraceptives: Evidence from animal studies

P Porcu, M Serra, A Concas - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hormonal contraceptives are frequently prescribed drugs among women, mainly for their
reversible contraceptive purposes but also for beneficial effects in some gynecological …

A novel estetrol-containing combined oral contraceptive: European expert panel review

K Gemzell-Danielsson, A Cagnacci… - … European Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Despite considerable advances in recently developed combined oral
contraceptives (COCs), resulting in lower rates of adverse events while maintaining …

Estetrol combined with drospirenone: an oral contraceptive with high acceptability, user satisfaction, well-being and favourable body weight control

D Apter, Y Zimmerman, L Beekman… - … European Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study evaluated acceptability, user satisfaction, body weight control and
general well-being of estetrol (E4) combined with either drospirenone (DRSP) or …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life and sexual function of women affected by endometriosis-associated pelvic pain when treated with dienogest

S Caruso, M Iraci, S Cianci, E Casella, V Fava… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of dienogest (DNG) on quality of life
(QoL) and sexual function of women affected by endometriosis pain. Methods Fifty-four …

Sexual health and contraception in the menopause journey

L Cucinella, L Tiranini, RE Nappi - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Women may experience changes in sexuality across menopause, because at this step in life
hormone deficiency interacts with several determinants in a bio-psycho-social perspective …

Polycystic ovary syndrome: chemical pharmacotherapy

ML Rocca, R Venturella, R Mocciaro… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common reproductive endocrine
disease among women of childbearing age. The clinical features are heterogeneous and …

Menstruation, anticoagulation, and contraception: VTE and uterine bleeding

B Samuelson Bannow, C McLintock… - Research and Practice …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal or excessive menstrual bleeding affects one‐third of reproductive‐aged women.
This number increases to 70% among women on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). While …