Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report
The etonogestrel implant is known to have high contraceptive efficacy for up to 5 years. This case report describes etonogestrel implant failure during year 4 of use in a patient with a normal body mass index. The patient was receiving thyroid hormone replacement after a thyroidectomy and was found...
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| author | Alice Moylan Jewel Brown Melissa J. Chen Mitchell D. Creinin |
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| description | The etonogestrel implant is known to have high contraceptive efficacy for up to 5 years. This case report describes etonogestrel implant failure during year 4 of use in a patient with a normal body mass index. The patient was receiving thyroid hormone replacement after a thyroidectomy and was found to have iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis in the months preceding pregnancy. Further study of the effects of thyroid hormone on etonogestrel metabolism are indicated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9ed1556e71d4108adb1e6e1068004892025-01-22T05:42:33ZengElsevierCase Reports in Women's Health2214-91122025-03-0145e00687Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case reportAlice Moylan0Jewel Brown1Melissa J. Chen2Mitchell D. Creinin3University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 4610 X St., Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis Health, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USAUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine, 4610 X St., Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis Health, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USAUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine, 4610 X St., Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis Health, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; Corresponding author at: 4860 Y Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.The etonogestrel implant is known to have high contraceptive efficacy for up to 5 years. This case report describes etonogestrel implant failure during year 4 of use in a patient with a normal body mass index. The patient was receiving thyroid hormone replacement after a thyroidectomy and was found to have iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis in the months preceding pregnancy. Further study of the effects of thyroid hormone on etonogestrel metabolism are indicated.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911225000086Contraceptive implantEtonogestrelHyperthyroidismPregnancy |
| spellingShingle | Alice Moylan Jewel Brown Melissa J. Chen Mitchell D. Creinin Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report Case Reports in Women's Health Contraceptive implant Etonogestrel Hyperthyroidism Pregnancy |
| title | Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report |
| title_full | Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report |
| title_short | Etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement: A case report |
| title_sort | etonogestrel implant failure in a woman taking thyroid hormone replacement a case report |
| topic | Contraceptive implant Etonogestrel Hyperthyroidism Pregnancy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911225000086 |
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