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Contraception and health.

open access: yes, 2012
Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies.
Cleland, John   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Representing young people's sexuality in the 'youth' media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper reports findings from a content analysis of the main messages about sexuality in media outlets consumed by young people. It examines how sexuality is represented and the level of sexual health information provided in some UK magazines and TV ...
Batchelor, S.A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

First Vasectomy Procedure Successfully Performed on a Southern African Male Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
First successful vasectomy in a southern African male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardis giraffa ABSTRACT This study reports the first successful vasectomy on a southern African male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). The goal of the procedure was to create a teaser male for reproductive studies.
Francois Deacon   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Humans Are Omnipotent and Beyond Their Destiny!’ Late Soviet Perspective on Girls’ Upbringing and the Female Self

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article examines post‐Stalinist Soviet expertise on girls’ education and upbringing, analysing texts for and about female adolescents created by specialists in pedagogical sciences, psychology, sociology, medicine as well as children's writers and journalists from different parts of the Union, including national republics. The text focuses
Ella Rossman
wiley   +1 more source

Contributing factors to nonuptake of contraception among sexually active men in Asokore Mampong Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: The non-uptake of contraception by sexually active men is a significant health concern. However, there is a paucity of data concerning contraception use among sexually active men in Ghana. This study examined contributing factors to nonuptake
Hassana Haruna   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contraception, Abortion and Assisted Fertility Among Muslim Women A Look at Islamic Culture and Policy in Iran and Afghanistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Discourse on women\u27s reproductive rights through the lens of Muslim culture. The use of contraception, assisted fertility and abortion, are analyzed in Iran and Afghanistan.
Jacobsen, Hayley
core   +1 more source

On Medical Domination

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I propose and define the concept of medical domination by combining insights from political sociology, Bourdieu's theory of domination, and intersectional perspectives. Drawing on a multi‐sited ethnographic study of abortion services in France, I analyse how a set of legitimised and institutionalised power practices shape ...
Raphaël Perrin
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound‐Guided Ovulation Monitoring Versus Home Ovulation Tests and Psychosocial Outcomes in Subfertile Couples: Prospective Cohort Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess whether ultrasound‐guided ovulation monitoring, compared to home ovulation tests, increases stress levels or impairs sexual function in subfertile couples. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Academic medical centre from November 2023 to October 2024.
Yueying Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Luteinizing hormone receptor knockout mouse: What has it taught us?

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Luteinizing hormone (LH), along with its agonist choriongonadotropin (hCG) in humans, is the key hormone responsible for the tropic regulation of the gonadal function. LH and hCG act through their cognate receptor, the luteinizing hormone/choriongonadotropin receptor (LHCGR; more appropriately LHR in rodents lacking CG), located in the testis ...
Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi
wiley   +1 more source

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