[Results of clinical trials of ovostat as a contraceptive and therapeutic agent].

Akusherstvo i ginekologiia · 1970 · vol. 9(5) , pp. 383–7 · PMID:5526636 · W2298930638
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Ovostat was 100% effective as a contraceptive with minimal side effects and showed therapeutic benefits for endometriosis, abdominal disorders, and irregular bleedings.

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276 women used the contraceptive preparation Ovostat over a period of 1 up to 20 cycles during 1968-1969. 170 of these women used the preparation for contraceptive purposed the remainder as a therapy for endometriosis abdominal disorders and irregular bleedings. As a contraceptive it was found to be 100% effective and was accompanied by minimal ill side Effects. As a therapeutic agent it proved effective in correcting pseudomenstruation after a short administration. Vegetative infections were reduced considerably. The preparation reduced the pain and discomfort of endometriosis to a favorable extent. The therapeutic mechanism of Ovostat is not fully understood yet and further reasearch into this aspect of the preparation is encouraged.(Authors modified)

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endometriosis

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Contraceptives, Oral Endometriosis Menstruation Disturbances Contraceptives, Oral Endometriosis Female Humans Menstruation Disturbances

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