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A STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF POST PARTUM INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE (PPIUCD) WITH INTERVAL INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of post partum intrauterine contraceptive device with interval intrauterine contraceptive device, to avoid unplanned pregnancies. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Nadia Arif, Bushra Zafar, Raja Qaseem Ahmed, Farrukh Shehzad   +3 more
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Removal of a retroperitoneal foreign body by laparoscopic surgery

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2019
Migration of intrauterine devices (IUDs) into the abdominal cavity is rare. In this report, we describe a patient in whom a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) device was initially misplaced outside of the uterus, likely due to stenosis of the ...
Saeki Shinichiro, Yu Wakimoto, Hidetake Kamei, Atsushi Fukui, Hiroaki Shibahara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco, Alfonso Manuel D'Alessio, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posthumously Diagnosed Myhre Syndrome Presenting With Pleural Remodeling and Endometrial Cancer

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (OMIM 139210) is a genetic condition defined by neurodevelopmental disability, characteristic facial features, and multisystem proliferative fibrosis. While various types of lung disease have been reported, pleural remodeling leading to restrictive lung disease has not yet been described.
Jeanette Saffir, Karee Morgan, Karigynn Chaimson, Blake E. Funke, Kim L. Sandler, Melissa Hogan, Thomas Cassini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Displaced intrauterine contraceptive device: a multidisciplinary approach

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Implantation of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) has become a common method of family planning. Very few patients experience any complication, which is why it is regarded as a safe method.
Kinza Alam, Zoya Habib, Muhammad Huzaifa Akhtar Bajwa, Rimsha Jafar, Koukab Ejaz, Zulqarnain Arif   +5 more
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Developmental differences in cortical bone structure in chimpanzee and human femora reflect early locomotor independence in humans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan, Rachel Ives, Zewdi J. Tsegai, Louise T. Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Análisis y consideraciones técnicas acerca de dispositivos intrauterinos de levonorgestrel para la evaluación de productos similares y genéricos

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 2021
Resumen: Los dispositivos intrauterinos hormonales de levonorgestrel son métodos anticonceptivos seguros y eficaces. Al igual que los medicamentos convencionales, una vez expirada la patente, las autoridades regulatorias de salud pueden aprobar el ...
Luis A. Quiñones, Aimeé V. Salas-Hernández   +1 more
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Editorial Commentary: Estrogen Influences Shoulder Health

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Estrogen influences bone mineral density, muscle quality and quantity, and collagen synthesis, rotator cuff tearing, worse outcomes after rotator cuff repair, hyperlaxity, and adhesive capsulitis. In this commentary, we discuss the potential explanations for the highly significant associations between hormonal systemic birth control and a ...
Peter Chalmers, Robert Tashjian
wiley   +1 more source

Immediate postplacental intrauterine device placement: retrospective cohort study of expulsion and associated risk factorsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports
BACKGROUND: Postpartum contraception is typically provided during postpartum visits. When desired and accessible, the immediate postpartum period provides an additional opportunity to increase the use of more effective contraceptive methods to ...
Emily Leubner, MD, Brooke A. Levandowski, PhD, MPA, Sage Mikami, MD, Theresa Green, PhD, MBA, Sarah Betstadt, MD, MPH   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source