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References to accompany the February 2017 issue of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand


  1. Schaffir, J., Worley, B. & Gurr, T. (2016). Combined hormonal contraception and its effects on mood: a critical review. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive health Care. 21(5): 347-355.
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  6. Giatti, S., Melcangi, C. & Pesaresi, M. (2016). The other side of progestins: effects in the brain. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 57: R109-R126.
  7. Barrett-Connor, E. et al. (2006). Effects of raloxifene on cardiovascular events and breast cancer in post-menopausal women. New England Journal of Medicine. 355(2): 125-137. 
  8. Tchaikovski, S. & Rosing, J. (2010). Mechanisms of estrogen-induced venous thromboembolism. Thrombosis Research. 126(1): 5-11.
  9. Woods, G. et al. (2016). A review of hormonal contraception and venous thromboembolism in adolescents. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 29(5): 402-408.
  10. Eisenberger, A. & Westhoff, C. (2014). Hormone replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 142: 76-82.
  11. Mohammed, K. et al. (2015). Oral vs transdermal estrogen therapy and vascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 100: 4012-4020.
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  15. Dubey, N. et al. (2017). The ESC/E(Z) complex, an effector of response to ovarian steroids, manifests an intrinsic difference in cells from women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 00:1-13.
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  17. Gurney, E. et al. (2014). The Women’s Health Initiative trial and related studies: 10 years later: A clinician’s view. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 142: 4-11.
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