Ilza Monteiro — Endo Lab

2026

LNG-IUD and breast cancer: Number 2 - 2026.

Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia ·doi:10.61622/rbgo/2026fps2

other 2025

Compounded hormonal pellets: a critical review of current evidence and risks

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) ·doi:10.1590/1806-9282.20250121

2017

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception.

Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia ·doi:10.1055/s-0037-1603647

Unwanted pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and developing countries. Although the reduction in the rates of these pregnancies requires multifactorial approaches, increasing access to long-acting contraceptive meth…

article 2016

The Use of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives and the Relationship between Discontinuation Rates due to Menopause and to Female and Male Sterilizations Uso de contraceptivos reversíveis de longa duração e a relação entre taxas de descontinuidade devido à menopausa e à esterilização de homens e mulheres

Introduction Women require effective contraception until they reach menopause. The long acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) and the depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera®, Pfizer, Puurs, Belgium) are great options and ca…

other 2011

Ease of insertion and clinical performance of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in nulligravidas

Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2011.05.012

BACKGROUND: Despite the high contraceptive efficacy and the additional noncontraceptive benefits of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), concerns persist with respect to its use in nulligravidas. The objective of this…

2009

[Comparative study of transvaginal sonography and outpatient hysteroscopy for detection of pathologic endometrial lesions in postmenopausal women].

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) ·doi:10.1590/s0104-42302009000500018

ObjectiveTo compare the efficiency of transvaginal sonography and outpatient hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of intrauterine pathology in postmenopausal women.MethodsTwo-hundred and forty-three postmenopausal women were selected. All women ha…

article 2009

Levonorgestrel intrauterine system and medroxyprogesterone acetate for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding

·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2009.05.069

review 2008

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: uses and controversies

Expert review of medical devices ·doi:10.1586/17434440.5.4.437

This article provides a perspective on the use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system as a contraceptive method and as therapy in different situations, as well as presenting the corresponding controversies and unresolved issues…

review 2007

Use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in women with endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea

Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.12.008

OBJECTIVES: This report is a review of the medical literature on the use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in women with endometriosis, adenomyosis, cyclic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A r…