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ArticlePrzeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review2018

Use of oral contraceptives for management of acne vulgaris and hirsutism in women of reproductive and late reproductive age.

Radosław Słopień, Ewa Milewska, Piotr Rynio, Błażej Męczekalski

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Article in Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Management of women with hirsutism in Kosovo.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18-35-a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
    Article
  4. Menopausal Acne - Challenges And Solutions.International journal of women's health · 2019
    Review
  5. Update to acne vulgaris treatment for Canadian practice.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Radosław SłopieńDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Ewa MilewskaDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Piotr RynioDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Błażej MęczekalskiDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hormonal contraception in both reproductive and late reproductive age, as well as contraceptive action, is used also for other indications like dysmenorrhoea, menstrual disorders, endometriosis, acne vulgaris, and hirsutism. Acne vulgaris and hirsutism are important signs related to hyperandrogenaemia and present a serious medical problem for the patients and a challenge for medical doctors in terms of effective treatment. The application of hormonal contraception to treat acne vulgaris and hirsutism requires knowledge of the mechanism of antiandrogenic actions and the possible contraindications and complications. These data are presented in this review.

Indexed as

acnehirsutismhormonal contraception

Identifiers

PMID29725277
PMCPMC5925193
OpenAlexW2798125534

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