Elizabeth Micks

ORCID: 0000-0001-5190-3814 · 5 papers in corpus
2016
Efficacy and Safety of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Women With Cardiovascular Conditions.
The American journal of cardiology ·doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.026

The physiological changes that occur during pregnancy can be deleterious to women with a cardiovascular condition. Evidence-based contraceptive counseling and provision is essential in this patient population. Although long-acting reversibl…

2014
Blockade of tubal patency following transcervical administration of polidocanol foam: initial studies in rhesus macaques.
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.11.017

ObjectiveTo demonstrate the feasibility of polidocanol foam (PF) as a nonsurgical method of female permanent contraception using a nonhuman primate model.Study designFour groups of adult female rhesus macaques underwent either transcervical…

other 2014
Continuous or extended cycle vs. cyclic use of combined hormonal contraceptives for contraception
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004695.pub3

BACKGROUND: The avoidance of menstruation through continuous or extended (greater than 28 days) administration of combination hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) has gained legitimacy through its use in treating endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, and …

article 2013
Young Adolescence (Age Ten to Fourteen) Is Not a Contraindication to the Use of the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System
·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2013.01.028
article 2011
Estradiol Valerate and Dienogest: A Novel Four-Phasic Oral Contraceptive Pill Effective for Pregnancy Prevention and Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
·doi:10.2217/whe.11.49

Estradiol valerate and dienogest have been combined to create a novel four-phasic oral contraceptive pill effective for both pregnancy prevention and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. This formulation represents the only oral contracep…