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Hormonal Male Contraception: Getting to Market
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Rates of unplanned pregnancies are high and stagnant globally, burdening women, families and the environment. Local limitations placed upon contraceptive access and abortion services exacerbate global disparities for women. Despite survey data suggesting
Stephanie T. Page +2 more
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Size‐Dependent Inhibition of Sperm Motility by Copper Particles as a Path toward Male Contraception
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2022 Effective inhibition of sperm motility using a spermicide can be a promising approach in developing non‐invasive male contraceptive agents. Copper is known to have contraceptive properties and has been used clinically for decades as intrauterine ...
Purnesh Chattopadhyay +5 more
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Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2021 Introduction: Many sexually active youths who wish to delay pregnancy are not using any form of modern contraceptives. In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 1 in 5 sexually active youth do not use contraceptives.
Ibitola Asaolu +8 more
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EVALUATION OF REMOTELY DELIVERED LEUPROLIDE ACETATE AS A CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT IN FEMALE ELK (CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI) [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2005 Practical application of fertility control technology in free-ranging wild ungulates often requires remote delivery of the contraceptive agent. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the potential of remote delivery of leuprolide acetate for suppressing fertility in female elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). Fifteen captive adult female elk were
Dan L, Baker +4 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Commonly used synthetic or prescribed hormonal drugs are known to interfere with the endocrine system and may have adverse reproductive, neurological, developmental, and metabolic effects in the body.
Narendra Bhatt, Manasi Deshpande
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Health Technology Assessment, 2021 Introduction: Unless women start effective contraception after using emergency contraception, they remain at risk of unintended pregnancy. Most women in the UK obtain emergency contraception from community pharmacies that are unable to provide ongoing ...
Sharon T Cameron +16 more
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 2021 Introduction Late‐night salivary cortisol (LSaC) and 24‐h urinary free cortisol measurement, and overnight 1‐mg dexamethasone suppression test (1 mg‐DST) are the first‐line screening tests recommended for Cushing's syndrome.
Tiphaine Carton +5 more
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Profile of Female Sterilization in Brazil
Social Sciences, 2019 (1) Background: This study analyzes the profile of female sterilization in Brazil by age, parity, type of delivery, place of delivery, color/race, region of residence, years of schooling, marital status, number of unions, and desired number of children ...
Ernesto F. L. Amaral
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Sex differences in hypertension. Do we need a sex-specific guideline?
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disorder and the leading cause of death worldwide in both sexes. The prevalence of hypertension is lower in premenopausal women than in men of the same age, but sharply increases after the menopause ...
Renata Cífková +3 more
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Acute Subclavian Artery Thrombosis Secondary to Oral Contraceptive Agent Consumption: A Case Report [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2018 Subclavian artery thrombosis is an uncommon cause of limb ischemia in females without a history of vasculopathy. This condition usually occurs secondary to atherosclerotic changes and hypercoagulable states, which are generally asymptomatic.
Masoud Ghiasian +2 more
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