Steroid Contraceptives and Women's Response:: Regional Variability in Side-Effects and Steroid Pharmacokinetics

ISBN-13: 9780306447181 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 266 str.

Rachel Snow; Rachel Snow; Peter Hall

Opis

Synthesizes the evidence collected over the past 15 years that women in different parts of the world react differently to contraceptive steroids, both in contraceptive effectiveness and in side effects, and explores possible causes and implications of the variation. Considers women's own experience

Spis treści

Experience with Contraceptive Side Effects: Selection of a Contraceptive; P. Senanayake. Contraceptives and Women's Complaints; Y. Ahmed, S. Boccard. Variability in Steriod Pharmacokinetics: Population and Delivery Systems; J. Garza-Flores, et al. Pharmacology of Ethynyl Estrogens in Various Countries; J. Goldzeiher. Lessons from Endogenous Metabolism: Diet and Estrogen Metabolism; C. Longcope. Diet Circulating Estrogen Levels, and Estrogen Excretion; B. Goldin. Implications for Policy and Programs: Steroid Contraceptives and Women's Response; J. Kaufman. Bringing Client and Lifecycle Perspective to Scientific Evidence; J. Bruce. Future Research Directions: Regional Population Differences and Population Pharmacokinetics of Steroidal Contraceptives; S. GuoWei. Variability in Steroid Pharmacokinetics; L. Dorflinger. 14 additional articles. Index.