Third-generation oral contraceptives are an association of low-dose ethinyl estradiol and potent testosterone-derived progestins, developed in order to improve general and vascular tolerance.

Modern pills, known as "low-dose oral contraceptives (OCs)," contain ethinyl estradiol at concentrations of 20-35 µg. The subsequent discovery of deleterious effects of progestin on the lipid ...

A. Hair loss is a common problem as people grow older, and women can be affected as well as men. For decades, dermatologists have recommended topical minoxidil (Rogaine), which can be moderately ...

A Low-Dose Pill In the 1980s, the high dosage 10-milligram pill was removed from the market and biphasic and triphasic oral contraceptives were introduced. These low-dose pills varied the amount ...

A new study has found small amounts of liquid ketamine administered in a clinical setting can significantly reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, with fewer side effects.

For the past several years, dermatologists have been experimenting with low-dose oral minoxidil. A systematic review of 10 studies (in which men greatly outnumbered women) concluded that this ...

Excretion of high-dose aspirin increased. Caution with diuretics, digoxin, aspirin in hypoprothrombinemia. Potentiated by oral contraceptives. Monitor oral anticoagulants.

The study by researchers from the new National PTSD Research Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast, is the first open-label clinical trial to explore the feasibility, safety and tolerability ...

Patients showed no difference in skin fibrosis whether they were given low-dose oral glucocorticoids or not. One patient in each treatment group had scleroderma renal crisis. Low doses of ...

Data suggest a dose-related association between progestin-only products and arterial thrombotic risk. Various hormonal contraceptives were linked to incident cardiovascular disease in an analysis of ...