Introduction: Noncontraceptive use of steroid sex hormones in reproductive medicine.
The use of estrogens and progestins in reproductive medicine is widespread and has spanned decades. Often the effect is therapeutic, but sometimes its use has unintended consequences. In this Views and Reviews, old and new indications for the use of ovarian sex steroids are examined with attention to updating knowledge, breaking bad habits, and providing evidence for use (or nonuse).
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and Women's Health Clinical Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: kbarnhart@obgyn.upenn.edu.
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D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011372:Progestins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000379:methods*
D004967:Estrogens; D011372:Progestins
Estrogen; progestin; reproductive medicine