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Potential Use of Antimicrobial Peptides as Vaginal Spermicides/Microbicides [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2016 The concurrent increases in global population and sexually transmitted infection (STI) demand a search for agents with dual spermicidal and microbicidal properties for topical vaginal application.
Nongnuj Tanphaichitr +9 more
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Extreme pubic hair removal as a potential risk factor for recurrent urinary tract infections in women [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infections experienced by women. Previously, scalp and facial hair in men have been shown to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
Andrzej Galbarczyk +3 more
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Participant characteristics associated with withdrawal from a large randomized trial of spermicide effectiveness [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2004 Background In most recent large efficacy trials of barrier contraceptive methods, a high proportion of participants withdrew before the intended end of follow-up. The objective of this analysis was to explore characteristics of participants who failed to
Martens Mark +12 more
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Novel Trichomonacidal Spermicides [PDF]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2011 ABSTRACT Metronidazole, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug against trichomoniasis, is nonspermicidal and thus cannot offer pregnancy protection when used vaginally. Furthermore, increasing resistance of Trichomonas vaginalis to 5-nitro-imidazoles is a cause for serious concern.
Ashish Jain +12 more
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Recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections: definitions and risk factors [PDF]
GMS Infectious Diseases, 2021 Introduction: Recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) have a high impact on patients’ quality of life and high direct and indirect costs for public health.
Cai, Tommaso
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Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2017 Objective: To express recombinant protein that comprises an important fragment of human sperm specific voltage dependent anion channel 3 (VDAC3) protein as a potential molecule for generation of antibody, which can affect sperm function, aiming at ...
Asmarinah +5 more
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Media Kedokteran HewanThis study investigates the effects of D-Limonene on reproductive health parameters in albino rats, focusing on sperm quality and gonadal morphology. The study involved administering D-Limonene at various doses to assess their impacts on sperm parameters,
Akbar Dimas Herdiansyah +6 more
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Spermicide use and pregnancy outcome
نشریه پرستاری ایران, 1993 The relation between periconceptional vaginal permicide use and sex ratio at birth, birth weight, and the frequency of congenital anomalies was examined in a cohort of 2,712 New York City obstetric patients, 149 of whom (5.5 per cent) became pregnant ...
R Mohammadi
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Spermicide by females: what should males do?
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2000 Jaco M Greeff, Geoff A Parker
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