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    Glossary Hormonal Contraception

    methods using hormones to prevent pregnancy by regulating ovulation

    Hormonal contraception, also known as hormonal birth control, refers to methods of preventing pregnancy by using hormones to regulate or stop ovulation. These methods include pills, patches, injections, vaginal rings, and implants, which typically contain synthetic forms of estrogen and/or progestin. By altering the hormonal balance, these contraceptives prevent the release of eggs from the ovaries, thicken cervical mucus to block sperm, and thin the uterine lining to prevent implantation.

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    1. Hormonal contraceptives: pharmacology tailored to women's health Human Reproduction Update · 2016 · 88 citations
    2. Hormonal Contraceptives and Dermatology American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2020 · 42 citations
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    4. Awareness of Sudanese Married Women among the Use of Hormonal Contraceptive Journal of quality in health care & economics · 2020 · 1 citations
    5. Sex Hormones and Related Compounds, Including Hormonal Contraceptives Side effects of drugs annual · 2014 · 1 citations
    6. Decreased allopregnanolone induced by hormonal contraceptives is associated with a reduction in social behavior and sexual motivation in female rats UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) · 2013 · 1 citations
    7. Sex Hormones and Related Compounds, Including Hormonal Contraceptives Side effects of drugs annual · 2015
    8. Effects of Oral Contraceptives Containing Desogestrel and Drospirenone on Clinical, Hormonal, and Metabolic Parameters of the Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences · 2022
    9. Non-Contraceptive Benefits of Oral Hormonal Contraceptives 2012 · 83 citations
    10. Effects of an oral contraceptive containing chlormadinone acetate and ethinylestradiol on hair and skin quality in women wishing to use hormonal contraception Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012 · 6 citations
    11. Venous and pulmonary thromboembolism and combined hormonal contraceptives. Systematic review and meta-analysis The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care · 2012 · 63 citations
    12. The effect of an oral contraceptive containing ethinylestradiol and desogestrel on hair growth and hormonal parameters of hirsute women International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 1986 · 11 citations
    13. Clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters in women with PCOS with different combined oral contraceptives (containing chlormadinone acetate versus drospirenone) Journal of Endocrinological Investigation · 2019 · 25 citations
    14. Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Side effects of drugs annual · 2014
    15. Hormonal Therapy for Acne Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2008 · 96 citations
    16. Management of acne vulgaris with hormonal therapies in adult female patients Dermatologic Therapy · 2015 · 9 citations
    17. Hormonal Evaluation of Hyperandrogenism in Women JAMA · 2015 · 6 citations
    18. Dermatological alterations induced by gynecological hormonal imbalances: Acne, hirsutism and alopecia Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2025
    19. Dermatological alterations induced by gynecological hormonal imbalances: Acne, hirsutism and alopecia Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2025
    20. Hormonal Influences on Women's Health and Athletic Performance: Insights into the Menstrual Cycle, Menopause, Contraception, and Anabolic Steroids Quality in Sport · 2024
    21. Pharmacological investigation of vitamin E with combined oral contraceptives on INHBA gene against PCOS that intricate through melatonin PKC pathway Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine · 2023
    22. [Female contraception: hormonal methods]. PubMed · 1982
    23. [Hair-growth disorders in relation to pregnancy and hormonal contraception]. PubMed · 1973
    24. Basics of Hormonal Contraception Springer eBooks · 2010
    25. Hormonal Treatment for Skin Androgen-Related Disorders 2015
    26. Compliance With Contraceptives and Other Treatments Obstetrics & Gynecology · 1996 · 52 citations
    27. Hormonal treatment of acne vulgaris: an update Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2016 · 46 citations
    28. Endocrinological evaluation and hormonal therapy for women with difficult acne Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2001 · 30 citations
    29. Oral Contraceptives and Cyproterone Acetate in Female Acne Treatment Dermatology · 1998 · 30 citations
    30. Hormonal therapies for acne Clinics in Dermatology · 2016 · 26 citations