Hormonal contraception is not associated with increased risk for seizures in the general population: results from a cohort study using The Health Improvement Network
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-018-2494-5
Abstract: PurposeEndogenous human gonadal steroids and especially female sex hormones modulate the risk of developing epileptic seizures. In most circumstances, estrogens increase excitability, while progesterone bears substantial anticonvulsive properties. We questioned whether exogenous gonadal steroids used… read more here.
Keywords: risk; gonadal steroids; contraception associated; risk seizures ... See more keywords