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Medications
… medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains the hormone drospirenone (a progestin). Besides preventing … pills with no medication. Take one active pill (with hormones) once daily for 24 days in a row. Take an inactive … to work less well by decreasing the amount of birth control hormones in your body. This effect can result in pregnancy. …
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… It is a small, plastic, T-shaped device that uses copper or hormones to prevent pregnancy. The doctor places the IUD … It is a small, plastic, T-shaped device that uses copper or hormones to prevent pregnancy. The doctor places the IUD …
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… medicine if your thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormone. Your body needs this hormone to work as it should. How does it work? Levothyroxine replaces a hormone that the thyroid gland usually makes. What should …
Medical tests
… sample taken from a vein. A substance called antidiuretic hormone (ADH) partly controls serum osmolality. Water … Check to see if your body is making enough antidiuretic hormone (ADH) . Find the cause of seizures or coma. In … A condition called syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). SIADH sometimes occurs with lung …
Medical tests
… Overview A progesterone test measures the amount of the hormone progesterone in a blood sample. Progesterone is a female hormone produced by the ovaries during release of a mature … or adrenal glands. A molar pregnancy . Overproduction of hormones by the adrenal glands . Low values Low progesterone …
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… using spermicide for birth control? Spermicide doesn't use hormones. So you can use it if you don't want to take hormones or can't take hormones. It is available without a prescription. You can …
Medical tests
… potassium levels go up. These levels are also affected by a hormone called aldosterone. This hormone is made by the adrenal glands . Potassium levels can … the blood pH , and the amount of potassium you eat. The hormone levels in your body, severe vomiting, and taking …
Medications
… It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the hormone testosterone to grow and spread. This medication … risks and benefits of treatment. Buserelin is a man-made hormone that is similar to a natural hormone made by the body (gonadotropin-releasing …
Medications
… sexual organs in boys). Nafarelin is similar to a natural hormone made by the body (gonadotropin-releasing hormone-GnRH). It works by decreasing the testosterone hormones in boys and estrogen hormones in women and girls. …
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… be able to absorb all of the nutrition from your food. Low hormone levels. If you are a man who has a low level of the hormone testosterone , your body may not be able to turn … to your doctor if you're interested in trying it. For men, hormones, such as testosterone, and anabolic steroids may be …
