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Contraceptive testing of vaginal agents in rabbits
Contraception, 1998 Development of new vaginal products, such as microbiocides and contraceptives, requires in vivo testing of their effect on fertility. Rabbits, unlike smaller laboratory animals such as rats and mice, which inseminate in the uterus, inseminate vaginally and thus are valuable as animal models for testing vaginal agents for contraceptive effects.
Philip Castle +2 more
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A trifunctional contraceptive gel enhances the safety and quality of sexual intercourse
Bioactive Materials, 2021 Current contraceptive methods come with a number of drawbacks, including low efficacy, in the case of commercial contraceptive gels, and a reduction in the quality of sexual intercourse, in the case of condoms.
Mengjie Xie +9 more
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Trends and Determinants of Family Planning Utilization Among Men in Indonesia
Makara Journal of Health Research, 2021 Background: Population growth rate in the world is still increasing. To control population growth, governments issue family planning programs for married women and men. However, contraception use is still dominated by women.
Haerawati Idris, Willyana Syafriyanti
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionContraception discontinuation is a major public health issue that leads to unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate discontinuation of contraceptives and its determinants
Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu +5 more
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PARENTERAL MEDROXYPROGESTERONE AS A CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT [PDF]
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1969 From April 1967-December 1968 depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) a long-acting contraceptive steroid was injected intramuscularly in 150-mg doses every 3 months to 650 women at the Emory University Family Planning Clinic for a total of 5082 women-months of use. No pregnancies occurred.
F D, Scutchfield, W N, Long
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A case report of infanticide in rural Nepal: Sociocultural perspectives and forensic considerations
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message This case highlights the complex interplay of mental health, stigma, and lack of contraceptive access underlying tragic instances of infanticide.
Lokaratna Gyawali +4 more
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017 Unwanted pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and developing countries. Although the reduction in the rates of these pregnancies requires multifactorial approaches, increasing access to long-acting contraceptive methods can ...
Rogerio Bonassi Machado +8 more
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Risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer in the female population of Belgrade, Serbia: A case-control study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 Background/Aim. Ovarian cancer (OC) comprises 3% of all cancers, but it is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women. The aim of this case-control study was to determine the risk factors for OC in the female population of Belgrade, Serbia ...
Gazibara Tatjana +4 more
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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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Contraceptive steroids increase hepatic uptake of chylomicron remnants in healthy young women.
Journal of Lipid Research, 1988 In an investigation of alterations in cholesterol metabolism during contraceptive steroid use, we studied plasma clearance of chylomicron remnants. Six healthy women were studied on and off contraceptive steroid therapy.
F Berr, R H Eckel, F Kern, Jr
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