Surfactants as Microbicides and Contraceptive Agents: A Systematic In Vitro Study
PLoS ONE, 2008 The urgent need for cheap and easy-to-use protection against both unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases has stimulated considerable interest in the use of surfactants as microbicides, anti-viral, and contraceptive agents in recent years. In the present study we report a systematic in vitro evaluation of the microbicidal, anti-viral and
Luís Pereira de Almeida +8 more
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A Multiwell Microfluidic Device for Analyzing and Screening Nonhormonal Contraceptive Agents. [PDF]
Small, 2019 Birth control and family planning play pivotal roles in the economic growth and reduction of maternal, infant, and child mortality. Current contraceptives, such as hormonal agents and intrauterine devices, target only a small subset of reproductive ...
Li H, Garner T, Diaz F, Wong PK.
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Effects of oral contraceptive agents on copper and zinc balance in young women
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1980 Young adult women were selected from a group of volunteers on the basis of present and past use of oral contraceptive agents. Subjects were either those who had never used oral contraceptives or those who had used an agent for a minimum of two menstrual ...
M G Crews +2 more
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Contraceptive testing of vaginal agents in rabbits [PDF]
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.
Kevin J. Whaley +3 more
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Effect of oral contraceptive agents on the metabolism of some trace minerals [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1975 Biochemical and metabolic alterations noted in women taking the oral contraceptive agents have included changes in blood levels of some trace minerals. Only a few of these, namely, iron, copper and zinc, have been studied.
Sheldon Margen, JC King
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CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS USED IN BITCHES AND CATS
Scientific Electronic Archives, 2015 This literature review aims to assess contraceptive methods used in dogs and cats, as fertility control solution before the large increase that has taken place over the years in relation to the number of animals wandering company causing problems and veterinary public health. For both, the methods discussed were immunological agents, hormonal therapies
A. L. M. Marinho +4 more
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Renal blood flow and its response to angiotensin II. An interaction between oral contraceptive agents, sodium intake, and the renin-angiotensin system in healthy young women. [PDF]
Circulation Research, 1976 Norman K. Hollenberg +5 more
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Meta-analysis of the role of oral contraceptive agents in inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]
Gut, 1995 Patrick Godet +2 more
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The Effects of Different Formulations of Oral Contraceptive Agents on Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 1990 BACKGROUND Oral contraceptives can induce changes in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism similar to those associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, including increased serum triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and ...
Ian F. Godsland +8 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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