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2. Progestogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   [48] [51] [49] About 5 to 10% of women experience negative mood changes with combined birth control pills, and about 5% of women discontinue birth control pills due to such changes. [ 52 ] [ 48 ] A study of about 4,000 women found that progestogen-only birth control with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate had an incidence of depression of 1.5% ...

3. Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate - Wikipedia

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   EE/CPA is used as a combined birth control pill to prevent ovulation and pregnancy in women. [2] It is also approved and used to treat androgen-dependent conditions in women such as acne , seborrhea , hirsutism , female pattern hair loss , and hyperandrogenism due to polycystic ovary syndrome .

4. Medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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   The oral dosage of MPA required to inhibit ovulation (i.e., the effective contraceptive dosage) is 10 mg/day, whereas 5 mg/day was not sufficient to inhibit ovulation in all women. [130] In accordance, the dosage of MPA used in oral contraceptives in the past was 10 mg per tablet. [131] For comparison to MPA, the dosage of progesterone required ...

5. Progesterone (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [20] It is a progestogen and is used in combination with estrogens mainly in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low sex hormone levels in women.

6. Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Estrogen can also reduce vaginal atrophy and increase sexual arousal, frequency and orgasm. [21] The effectiveness of hormone replacement can decline in some women after long-term use. [21] A number of studies have also found that the combined effects of estrogen/androgen replacement therapy can increase libido and arousal over estrogen alone. [21]

7. Hormone patches, creams for menopause symptoms may have ... - AOL

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   Women who took estrogen pills had a 14 percent higher risk of developing hypertension than those using skin patches or The post Hormone patches, creams for menopause symptoms may have lower ...