Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism

ISSN - 2155-6156

Marta Durand-Carbajal

Marta Durand-Carbajal

Vasco de Quiroga 15,XVI, Mexico City, 14000
Mexico

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  • Review Article
    Contraception and Hormonal Therapy in Women with Diabetes Mellitus
    Author(s): Marta Durand-Carbajal and Alejandra Armenta-EspinosaMarta Durand-Carbajal and Alejandra Armenta-Espinosa

    The administration of hormone steroids in women with Diabetes Mellitus (DM), either via suppressive doses as contraceptives administrated in order to prevent pregnancy, or by using substitutive doses as hormonal therapy (HT) in periods of peri or postmenopause, represents a therapeutic decision-making challenge for both health care providers, the endocrinologist and the gynecologist. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stipulated regulations on the prescription of contraceptive methods for women with DM in a safety guideline document of consensus,whose recommendations on this matter, for the purpose of facilitating its prescription, will be the object of analysis in this manuscript. Our analysis of such valuable proposals will not only consist in carrying out a critically review of the existing studies regarding hormonal therapy in diabetic postmenopausal women, b.. View More»

    DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156.1000554

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