Recent news on Etonogestrel

Oral Pleadings in Implanon Appeal  -  May 14, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),It contains the hormone etonogestrel, which is slowly released into the bloodstream. As the efficacy of Implanon does not depend on patient

Local doctors offer new treatments  -  Jan 27, 2007
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise,Implanon is a single, 4 centimeter long, 2 millimeter wide rod composed of etonogestrel, a long acting progesterone without any estrogen.

Half of all pregnancies unexpected  -  Dec 1, 2006
The Australian,...arm. It contains etonogestrel, a progesterone-like hormone that prevents ovulation and hinders the sperm's entry into the cervix. ...

Matlock OB/GYN Offers New Three-Year Birth Control Implant  09 Nov 2006
Implanon is made of a soft medical polymer and the implant continually releases a low, steady dose of progestin (etonogestrel) for a period of up to three years ... -PharmaLive.com (press release), Contraceptive implant now available in the US  Oct 10, 2006
The implant slowly and constantly releases a small amount of a progestin known as etonogestrel, which does not contain estrogen. ... -Newsday, Organon And Schering AG To Continue Research In Male Fertility ...  Sep 23, 2006
...were based on results from earlier studies showing that sperm production could be suppressed to contraceptive levels by the progestogen etonogestrel given as a ... -Medical News Today

The 340B Prime Vendor Program Adds NuvaRing(R) to Growing List of ...  Sep 11, 2006
NuvaRing® is a flexible vaginal ring about two inches in diameter and contains the hormones etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol, which are similar to the ... -Market Wire

Goodbye Norplant, Hello Implanon  -  Nov 14, 2006
ProLife BlogsThe implant, the size of a matchstick, releases a steady stream of the female hormone etonogestrel (Implanon) over a three-year period...Etonogestrel works by ...

Half of all pregnancies unexpected  -  Dec 1, 2006
The Australian,...arm. It contains etonogestrel, a progesterone-like hormone that prevents ovulation and hinders the sperm's entry into the cervix. ...

New birth control method approved  Aug 7, 2006
The 1.5-inch rod, inserted into the upper arm, works by releasing a type of progesterone hormone called etonogestrel over a period of three years, said Anita ... -The UCLA Daily Bruin

Akzo Nobel planning IPO for pharma business  Feb 7, 2006
...was attributed to strong performances from fertility treatment Puregon/Follistim (follitropin beta) and contraceptive Nuvaring (etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol). - Pharma Times (subscription)

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