ABSTRACT
Frequently adolescents use oral contraceptives (OP). Measures of some biological and metabolical patterns were performed in a sample of 339 young girls under going periodic health examination at Pasteur Institute in Lille. A case control study showed lower glucose level, and lower quantity of red blood cells and hemoglobin in OP users. Variance analysis showed lower GGT and TGO with "Gestodene", "Desogestrel" and "Norgestimate" than with the older progestatives (but cigarette smoking seems to influence these datas). Conclusion claims that new progestatives have the best biological tolerance.
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Blood Glucose/drug effects , Contraceptives, Oral/pharmacology , Hemoglobins/analysis , Hemoglobins/drug effects , Adolescent , Adult , Analysis of Variance , Case-Control Studies , Contraceptives, Oral/classification , Drug Monitoring , Erythrocyte Count/drug effects , Female , Humans , Smoking/bloodABSTRACT
PIP: The French law legalizing abortion provided for a meeting between patient and social counselor prior to the intervention. Aim of this provision was to allow a women to see more clearly into herself, and to allow a social worker to help the patient make a personal and wise decision. Most women come to this encounter with feelings of guilt, anxiety, and depression; most of them want abortion because they know they can have one, and medical reasons for abortion are practacally nonexistant. The emotional situation of the couple, more than their socioeconomic condition, does have a great importance in making a final decision. A discussion can sometimes help, but the responsibility of the decision is with the women's alone.^ieng
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Abortion, Legal , Abortion, Legal/psychology , Female , France , Humans , Motivation , PregnancyABSTRACT
PIP: Electroacupuncture was used to obtain analgesia in 100 cases, including abortion via curettage, cesarean section and regular delivery. Psychological factors such as anxiety and depression are not conducive to acupuncture. Patients undergoing the procedure should be informed about the intervention. Premedication is often advisable, although not always necessary. Analgesia is obtained about 20 minutes after starting stimulation of the points utilized; most of these are, for this procedure, located in the legs and arms. Results from the study of these cases were totally positive.^ieng