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Condom Use and Consistency Among Teen Males [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This Child Trends study finds that any type of formal sex education is linked with higher levels of condom use at teen males' first sexual experience.
Erum Ikramullah, Jennifer Manlove
core   +1 more source

Cost‐Effectiveness of Low‐Dose Colchicine Prophylaxis When Starting Allopurinol Using the “Start‐Low Go‐Slow” Approach for Gout: Evidence From a Noninferiority Randomized Double‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the cost‐effectiveness of low‐dose colchicine prophylaxis for preventing gout flares when starting allopurinol using the “start‐low go‐slow” approach. Methods Participants with gout, fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology recommendations for starting urate‐lowering therapy and with serum urate
Yana Pryymachenko   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Update on male hormonal contraception

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019
Despite increases in female contraceptive options, 40–45% of pregnancies across the world are still unplanned. While several effective female contraceptive methods have been developed, contraceptive choices for men are still limited to the male condom ...
Giulia Gava, Maria Cristina Meriggiola
doaj   +1 more source

Response to allopurinol and febuxostat according to the fractional excretion of urate in men with gout

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Body mass index (BMI), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and pretreatment urate levels have been reported to influence the urate‐lowering response to allopurinol. We investigated whether the fractional excretion of urate (FEUA) also modulates this response and relates to oxypurinol concentrations. We further evaluated its potential influence
Pascal Richette   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Male Involvement in Long-Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Use of Their Partner in West Badewacho, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesOpen Access Journal of Contraception, 2021
Abera Abose,1 Girmay Adhena,2 Yadeta Dessie3 1Department of Reproductive Health, West Badewacho, Ethiopia; 2Department of Reproductive Health, Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Tigray, Ethiopia; 3School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical ...
Abose A, Adhena G, Dessie Y
doaj  

A qualitative exploration of perceptions and experiences of contraceptive use, abortion and post-abortion family planning services (PAFP) in three provinces in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: The INPAC project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated post-abortion family planning (PAFP) services into existing hospital based abortion services in China.
Che, Yan   +9 more
core   +4 more sources

Male Hormonal Contraception [PDF]

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2012
This article discusses the lack of male hormonal contraceptives in a market that is filled with a variety of female contraceptive options. Researchers have long studied the potential male hormonal contraceptives that would render sperm unable to swim infertile or unable to fertilize eggs.
openaire   +2 more sources

Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contraceptive Efficacy of Aqueous Extract of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A.Rich. Fruit in Female Sprague Dawley Rats

open access: yesTraditional and Integrative Medicine, 2023
Globally, herbal contraceptives remain a viable option for women in rural settlements with unmet contraceptive needs. Pharmacological reports of the male contraceptive potential of Xylopia aethiopica fruit exist in literature, but there is a paucity of ...
Babatunde Ebenezer Ajayi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programmable DNA‐Peptide Hybrid Nanostructures for Potent Neutralization of Multiple Influenza a Virus Subtypes

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multivalent antiviral platform based on honeycomb‐shaped DNA nanostructures (HC–Urumin) is developed to enhance the potency and breadth of the host defense peptide Urumin. Through spatially patterned trimeric presentation, HC–Urumin disrupts influenza A virus entry, improves cell viability, and reduces disease severity in vivo‐offering a modular and ...
Saurabh Umrao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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