title: [Advances in hormonal contraception].
abstract: This review provides an update regarding newer options in hormonal contraception that include the progestin-releasing intrauterine system, the contraceptive patch and ring, the single rod progestin-releasing implant, extended and emergency oral contraception and recent advances in hormonal male contraception. These methods represent a major advancement in this field, allowing for the development of more acceptable, safety and effective birth control regimens.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de la Mujer, Prolongación Salvador Díaz Mirón núm. 374, primer piso, colonia Santo Tomás, CP 11340, DF Mexico. laave@servidor.unam.mx
authors.forename: Luis Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Villanueva Egan
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pichardo Cuevas
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital / Q000379:methods; D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003279:Contraceptives, Oral, Sequential / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004343:Drug Implants; D004967:Estrogens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007436:Intrauterine Devices, Medicated; D008297:Male; D011372:Progestins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D003279:Contraceptives, Oral, Sequential; D004343:Drug Implants; D004967:Estrogens; D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D011372:Progestins