Clinical Approaches to Nestorone Subdermal Implant Therapy in Women’s Health
Guilherme Renke,
Consuelo Callizo,
Raphaela Paes
et al.
Abstract:Segesterone acetate (SA) or Nestorone, a fourth-generation progestogen, is a synthetic compound with high progestational activity and no androgenic, glucocorticoid, or anabolic effects. However, due to its oral inactivity, SA must be used by other routes, such as subcutaneous. Thus, considering its peculiar properties, the SA subdermal implant is successfully used in female contraception and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In recent years, its potential uses in endometriosis, polycystic ovari… Show more
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