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Womens Limited Choice and Availability of Modern Contraception at Retail Outlets and Public-Sector Facilities in Luanda, Angola, 2012-2015. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In Angola, many women want to use family planning but lack access to affordable and preferred methods. This article assesses the link between womens choice and availability of contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola, drawing on data from 3 surveys: a ...
Bell, Suzanne   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Comparative analysis of human sperm glycocalyx from different freezability ejaculates by lectin microarray and identification of ABA as sperm freezability biomarker

open access: yesClinical Proteomics, 2018
Background Semen cryopreservation has been widely applied in assisted reproductive technologies and sperm bank, but it causes considerable impairments on sperm quality.
Ai-jie Xin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomarkers and biometric measures of adherence to use of ARV‐based vaginal rings

open access: yesJournal of the International AIDS Society, 2016
Introduction Poor adherence to product use has been observed in recent trials of antiretroviral (ARV)‐based oral and vaginal gel HIV prevention products, resulting in an inability to determine product efficacy.
Randy M Stalter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spermicidal, Antifertility and Contraceptive Effect of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Seed Extract in Female and Male Wistar Rats

open access: yesBiology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry, 2022
This study investigates the spermicidal and contraceptive effect of Azadirachta indica seed aqueous extract in male and female Wistar rats. The animals were divided into four groups (n=6), graded doses (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg) of the extract.
MacDonald Idu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of post-abortion family planning services on contraceptive practices in China : protocol for a clustered randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Study objectives: To determine whether integrating post-abortion services in hospital settings in China will increase the contraceptive use and decrease repeat abortion rates. Study design: Three-arms cluster randomised controlled trial in which the unit
Li, Jiong   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Weight changes 12-18 months after IUD and DMPA usage: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020
Introduction: Intra Uterine Device (IUD) and Depo-medroxy Progesterone Acetate (DMPA) are effective contraceptive methods that their usage may not be continued due to the occurrence of side effects.
Fatemeh Alavi-Arjas, Farnaz Farnam
doaj   +1 more source

Women’s Empowerment and Contraceptive Method Use in Egypt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Egypt’s fertility rate reached a 25-year high of 3.5 births per woman in 2014.It is assumed that women’s empowerment plays an important role in women’s choice of a specific contraceptive method.
Samari, Goleen
core   +1 more source

Family planning desires of older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2019
Background: This study analysed the views of a stratified sample of 444 older adult women from selected health districts in Botswana on their family planning (FP) use, knowledge, accessibility and availability.
Njoku Ola Ama, John O. Olaomi
doaj   +1 more source

Impaired Testicular Function without Altering Testosterone Concentration Using an Anti-Follicular-Stimulating Hormone Receptor (Anti-FSHr) Single-Chain Variable Fragment (scFv) in Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
FSHr antibodies have been shown to inhibit the differentiation of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes, resulting in infertility without a pathological effect on reproductive organs. The aim of this study was to develop single-chain variable fragments (
Pakpoom Navanukraw   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Etisterone and Contrasmine pills on clinical and biochemical findings of hyperandrogenism and metabolic parameters of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized clinical trial [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020
Introduction: Nowadays, selection of a contraceptive with most anti-androgenic effects is an important challenge in treatment of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Mina Amiri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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