 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
"Medroxyprogesterone Acetate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.
| Descriptor ID |
D017258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.654.829.614.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone
- 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- 6 alpha Methyl 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone
- Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate
- 17-Acetate, Medroxyprogesterone
- Medroxyprogesterone 17 Acetate
- (6 alpha)-17-(Acetoxy)-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
- Depo-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Acetate, Depo-Medroxyprogesterone
- Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medroxyprogesterone Acetate" by people in Profiles.
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Heffron R, Stalter R, Pyra M, Nanda K, Erikson DW, Hladik F, Blue SW, Davis NL, Mugo N, Kourtis AP, Lingappa JR, Baeten JM. HIV risk associated with serum medroxyprogesterone acetate levels among women in East and southern Africa. AIDS. 2019 03 15; 33(4):735-744.
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Albright M, Rani S, Gavagan T. HelpDesk answers: do hormonal contraceptives lead to weight gain? J Fam Pract. 2015 Jun; 64(6):371-2.
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Nakamura Y, Iwazaki M, Masuda R, Nakano M, Sato T, Shimada A. Lobectomy of pulmonary metastasis of endometrial stromal sarcoma. Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 2013 Dec 20; 38(4):142-5.
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Romer A, Shew ML, Ofner S, Gilliam ML, Martins SL, Fortenberry JD. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use is not associated with risk of incident sexually transmitted infections among adolescent women. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Jan; 52(1):83-8.
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Guiahi M, McNulty M, Garbe G, Edwards S, Kenton K. Changing depot medroxyprogesterone acetate access at a faith-based institution. Contraception. 2011 Sep; 84(3):280-4.
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Whitaker AK, Dude AM, Neustadt A, Gilliam ML. Correlates of use of long-acting reversible methods of contraception among adolescent and young adult women. Contraception. 2010 Apr; 81(4):299-303.
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Watts DH, Park JG, Cohn SE, Yu S, Hitti J, Stek A, Clax PA, Muderspach L, Lertora JJ. Safety and tolerability of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate among HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy: ACTG A5093. Contraception. 2008 Feb; 77(2):84-90.
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Haider S, Darney PD. Injectable contraception. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec; 50(4):898-906.
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Sarne DH. Long-acting methods of contraception. N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 09; 354(6):645-6; author reply 645-6.
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Gilliam ML, Warden M, Goldstein C, Tapia B. Concerns about contraceptive side effects among young Latinas: a focus-group approach. Contraception. 2004 Oct; 70(4):299-305.
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