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
Synthesizes the evidence collected over the past 15 years that women in different parts of the world react differently to contraceptive steroids, both...
Pharmacokinetic variability of contraceptive steroids is a relatively under-explored area of contraceptive research, and hardly a common point of discussion among those who plan and deliver family planning services. Nevertheless, numerous independent studies over the last 15 years have indicated that women in different regions of the world vary in their pharmacokinetic response to contraceptive steroids. The causes of such variability are not known, but it has important consequences for contraceptive effectiveness. It may also offer insight to the basis of contraceptive side-effects. The...
Pharmacokinetic variability of contraceptive steroids is a relatively under-explored area of contraceptive research, and hardly a common point of disc...
