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Attitudes and practices regarding contraception among male students in a Nigerian tertiary educational institution: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
ObjectivesLimited data exists on attitudes and practices of young men in tertiary institutions towards contraception. This study assesses attitudes and practices regarding contraception among male students in a tertiary educational institution in ...
Awawu G. Nmadu, Jeremiah Musa, Istifanus A. Joshua, Adegboyega M. Oyefabi, Nafisat O. Usman, Bilkisu Nwankwo, Tukur Dahiru   +6 more
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Bidirectional Interaction Between Liposomal Amphotericin B Pharmacokinetics and Parasite Dynamics in Patients With Post‐Kala‐Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: Potential Implications for Optimal Dosing

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Post‐kala‐azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) involves a high macrophage burden in which the Leishmania parasites reside. Liposomal amphotericin B (LAmB) plays a key role in the treatment of PKDL. The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) is crucial in the distribution of liposomal drugs as well as the leishmaniasis pathophysiology.
Wan‐Yu Chu, Om Prakash Singh, Shyam Sundar, Dinesh Mondal, Krishna Pandey, Pradeep Das, Ignace C. Roseboom, Sheeraz Raja, Ana Torres, Eugenia Carrillo, Alwin D.R. Huitema, Fabiana Alves, Thomas P.C. Dorlo   +12 more
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Exploring Indonesian men’s role in family planning: factors and implications from a cross sectional study [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
Objective: To assess factors associated with male contraception and develop a predictive model to inform related programs in Indonesia. Methods: The study used data from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey with a cross sectional study ...
Rimawati Aulia Insani Sadarang
doaj   +1 more source

Ferritin-Nanocaged Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanoaggregates for NIR-II Fluorescence-Guided Noninvasive, Controllable Male Contraception [PDF]

, 2023
Xinghua Yu, Jiaxue Shuai, Ge Meng, Shumin Zhou, Amali Upekshika Wijayaraja, Yixiang Zhao, Yao Lei, Rui Yao, Xing Yang, Tianfu Zhang, Liying Wang, Pengyu Gu, Pengfei Zhang, Fei Sun   +13 more
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Repeated Intake of Grapefruit Juice Inhibits CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 while Lingonberry Powder Does Not Induce Major CYP Enzymes in Humans

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Grapefruit juice is a well‐established inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, but its effects on other CYP enzymes or organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) are not fully characterized in humans. Recently, lingonberry powder was shown to induce murine CYP enzymes. We investigated the effects of lingonberry powder and grapefruit juice on seven
Laura Aurinsalo, Outi Lapatto‐Reiniluoto, Mika Kurkela, Mikko Neuvonen, Eeva Moilanen, Mikko Niemi, Aleksi Tornio, Janne T. Backman   +7 more
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THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADOLESCENT WOMEN ON CONTRACEPTION

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2011
This quantitative study investigated adolescents’ knowledge of contraception and was carried out in the second semester of 2006.The data were collected from a questionnaire given to 76 girls aged between 13 and 18 who had shown interest and who had been ...
Valéria Silvana Faganello Madureira, Ana Isabel Weber   +1 more
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Contraceptive knowledge and practice among HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

South African Family Practice, 2013
Objectives: To determine the knowledge and use of contraceptives by HIV-positive women attending an ART clinic. Design: Observational descriptive cross-sectional study.
Y.S. Somera, Andrew Ross
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Reversible Contraceptive Potential of FDA Approved Excipient N, N-Dimethylacetamide in Male Rats

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Development of an effective male contraceptive agent remains a challenge. The present study evaluates the potential of N, N-Dimethylacetamide (DMA), a FDA approved excipient as a male contraceptive agent.
Nupur Khera, Nupur Khera, Chafik Ghayor, Anna K. Lindholm, Ekaterina Pavlova, Nina Atanassova, Franz E. Weber, Franz E. Weber, Franz E. Weber   +8 more
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Contraceptive Use in the United States [PDF]

, 2016
WHO NEEDS CONTRACEPTIVES?There are 61 million U.S. women in their childbearing years (15–44). About 43 million of them (70%) are at risk of unintended pregnancy—that is, they are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant, but could become ...

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Design, Synthesis, and in Vitro and in Vivo Evaluation of Ouabain Analogues as Potent and Selective Na,K-ATPase α4 Isoform Inhibitors for Male Contraception

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018
Na,K-ATPase α4 is a testis-specific plasma membrane Na+ and K+ transporter expressed in sperm flagellum. Deletion of Na,K-ATPase α4 in male mice results in complete infertility, making it an attractive target for male contraception.
Shameem S. Syeda, G. Sánchez, Kwon Ho Hong, Jon E. Hawkinson, Gunda I. Georg, Gustavo Blanco   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source