2021
Applicability of ancestral genotyping in pharmacogenomic research with hormonal contraception
Lazorwitz A, Aquilante C, Shortt J, Sheeder J, Teal S, Gignoux C. Applicability of ancestral genotyping in pharmacogenomic research with hormonal contraception. Clinical And Translational Science 2021, 14: 1713-1718. PMID: 33650294, PMCID: PMC8504805, DOI: 10.1111/cts.13014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported race/ethnicityHispanic/Latina ethnicityRace/ethnicityContraceptive implant usersSerum etonogestrel concentrationsEtonogestrel concentrationsLatina ethnicitySide effectsBlack/African American raceImplant usersSelf-reported black raceReproductive-aged womenNon-Hispanic raceMultivariable logistic regressionAfrican American racePharmacodynamics/pharmacokineticsHormonal contraceptionPharmacodynamic outcomesBlack race
2019
Relationship between patient characteristics and serum etonogestrel concentrations in contraceptive implant users
Lazorwitz A, Aquilante C, Sheeder J, Guiahi M, Teal S. Relationship between patient characteristics and serum etonogestrel concentrations in contraceptive implant users. Contraception 2019, 100: 37-41. PMID: 30980827, PMCID: PMC6589369, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum etonogestrel concentrationsContraceptive implant usersBody mass indexBlack/African American raceEtonogestrel concentrationsAfrican American raceMass indexPatient characteristicsImplant useEtonogestrel levelsImplant usersAmerican raceHispanic/Latina ethnicityMedian body mass indexSerum etonogestrel levelsEtonogestrel contraceptive implantSide effect profileReproductive-age womenCertain patient characteristicsIndividual patient characteristicsMajority of womenNon-significant increaseLatina ethnicityMedian ageSerum concentrations