STUDY QUESTION: What are the effects of dienogest (DNG) on midkine (MK) production in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: DNG-mediated down-regulation of MK in vivo and in vitro. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: DNG is an oral progestin that …
Introduction of new compounds containing natural estrogens represented a major development in the field of hormonal contraception. Micronized estradiol (E2) and its estere valerate (EV), is more easily metabolized by the liver than ethynyle…
OBJECTIVE: To verify if a 6-month period of hypoestrogenism due to chronic treatment with GnRH analogue (GnRH-a) causes irreversible bone loss in young women. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study in volunteer women. SETTING: Department of Ob…
Before and on the 30th day of danazol administration (200 mg/day), in six postmenopausal women the activity of endogenous opioid peptides has been indirectly evaluated by the effect on LH secretion and body temperature (measured as rectal t…