title: [Development possibilities of hormone-containing implants for gynecological applications: A review].
abstract: Implantable gynecological drug delivery devices are applied for contraceptive, hormone replacement purposes and for the treatments of other gynecological diseases, e.g. endometriosis. The review provides a comprehensive overview about the indications, advantages, limitation of application and the applied technologies of hormone-containing implants, as well. The study comprises the relevant patents and the recently published papers.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: Dorottya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovács-Kiss
authors.forename: Romána
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zelkó
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017135:Desogestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009653:Norprogesterones / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D009653:Norprogesterones; C044815:etonogestrel; D004958:Estradiol; D016912:Levonorgestrel; C029167:ST 1435; D017135:Desogestrel