Non-contraceptive applications of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system Maria Isabel Rodriguez, Philip D DarneyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco General Hospital and Bixby Center for Global Repr…
Intrauterine progestins, progesterone receptor modulators, and antagonists have many important current and potential gynecologic applications. This article will describe the evidence for use of intrauterine progestin for common gynecologic …
The experience of 6 million Norplant users has led to several more advanced implants. Implanon is a single-rod implant system containing a low androgenic progestin and requires 1 to 2 minutes for insertion and removal. Like other implants, …
A case of massive exudative hemorrhagic ascites occurring as a serious complication of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is presented. The clinical manifestations, simulating diffuse carcinomatosis in a young female patient, are des…