Progestin

MHT is recommended for use short-term relief, at the lowest dose. There are two types: Estrogen plus Progestin and Estrogen alone. Estrogen plus progestin increases the risk of development and dying from breast cancer. When these hormones are in use, there is a danger of having an abnormal mammogram increases the first year of use and then keeps increasing within the first five

Case 1 A 30-year-old woman who has never been pregnant comes for her annual examination. She currently desires birth control, but plans to become pregnant 1 to 2 years from now. She has no history of significant medical illness. Her body mass index is 23 kg/m2, and she takes no medications. 1: What additional information would be useful prior to discussing a contraceptive plan with your client? - What is your usual blood pressure and how often do you check it or have it checked? - When did your

Both men and women should have control over when and if, they want to become parents. However, this is easier said than done. There are many ways to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, but are disputed with ethics, religion, and biology. There is a lot of controversy surrounding women’s opinion to be pro-life or pro-choice. One of the most famous examples of government involvement in the matter of women’s reproductive health is Roe v. Wade. In 1973, Roe v. Wade ruled it was unconstitutional to ban

Endometriosis is a common disease that effects more than five million women in the United States per year. Any woman within childbearing age is at risk for this disease, but it is more common in women in their 30s and 40s. There are a number of theories that suggest the cause of the disease, but none of the theories have been proven. With no certainty on what causes the disease, there is also no cure for it however the symptoms of the disease can be treated.[1] Endometriosis derives it name from

Human sexuality plays a major role in everyone's life. Regardless, whether we are young or old, man or woman, American or Japanese, it is an integral part of what we do and who we are as a human species. Next to sleeping and eating, it seems that it is one of the most important drives we have to deal with as humans. That is, it takes up so much of our time in thought and behavior that it sometimes seems that every facet of our life revolves around this to a certain extent. Human sexual behavior is

control models.“A study in Indonesia that employed both Depo-Provera, a progestin used as a contraceptive in women, and one form of testosterone resulted in a zero sperm count”(Alexander).The common long-term female birth control, Depo-Provera, it's now being used in trials as a form of male contraceptive. Depo-Provera is a combination of synthetic female hormones to create medroxyprogesterone acetate, or simulate progestin. This tried-and-true method along with an injection of testosterone leads

The use of intrauterine devices (IUD) by women is commonplace. Worldwide, IUDs are the most used method of contraception, used by almost one-fourth of all female contraceptive users. The typical indication for IUDs is as a method of long acting reversible contraception. Intrauterine devices are effective, safe, easy to insert and relatively inexpensive (Dean & Goldberg, 2016). Therefore, in treating women of childbearing years, the Nurse Practitioner will educate this patient population about the

reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to address vasomotor symptoms like hot flashes Another effective hormonal pharmaceutical therapy includes progesterone like medroxyprogesterone acetate and anti-progestin. As well, in advanced disease the FNP may elect to implant the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD) as a progestin derived alternative (Schenken,

Margaret Sanger was an influential figure during the turn of the twentieth century. She was born in 1879 to a typical American family. Her parents were Irish immigrants but despite their financial issues, Margaret went on to do amazing things for women. Margaret attended nursing school and graduated in 1896 (Witherbee, 2005). She hosted protests and stand in’s in an effort to help achieve justice for those who otherwise wouldn’t receive it. However, her main contributions to science surround her

In the healthcare field pharmacist will constantly encounter situations were they will have to recommend the most appropriate treatment for a patient. Furthermore, as part of a healthcare team, other professionals will look up to us and expect us to have the knowledge and skills required to make the appropriate decisions and recommendations. It is for this reason that as part of the Integrated Pharmacotherapy: Genitourinary module they incorporate case studies and scenarios that allows us, future