Factors associated with unintended pregnancySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 429-438 - 1997
S.P. Williams, M.L. Frank, A. Ilegbodu, H. Sangi-Haghpeykar, J.E. Corboy, A.N. Poindexter
This research was designed to identify determinants of unintendedpregnancy among women attending family practice or family planning clinics.Survey data were collected from 95 women who were categorized according towhether or not they had experienced an unintended pregnancy. Women reportingunintended pregnancy were younger, reported earlier sexual debut and agreater number of sexual partners than t...... hiện toàn bộ
Calendar rhythm efficacy: a reviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 123-128 - 1996
R. T. Kambic, V. Lamprecht
Objective: To estimate the unplanned pregnancy rate of calendar rhythm.
Design: Meta-analysis of eight studies of calendar rhythm published between 1940 and 1989.
Results: There exist few studies of the calendar rhythm method. Analysis of the best of these studies resulted in a conservative estimated Pearl rate of 18.5±1.8, and a less conservative estimate of 15.0±4.0, standardized to 12 months...... hiện toàn bộ
Mechanism of action of high-load copper IUDsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 185-190 - 1988
A. de Castro, P. Gonzalez-Gancedo
A comparative study was made of four intrauterine contraceptive devices: the Nova-T, MLCu250 Short, MLCu375, and the Gyne T. An endometrial biopsy was performed on the 25th day of the menstrual cycle. The tissue obtained was analyzed to determine estrogen and progesterone receptor concentration. After two years of IUD use, both estrogen and progesterone receptors decreased proportionally to the in...... hiện toàn bộ
Probability of conception on different days of the menstrual cycle: an ongoing exerciseSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 105-115 - 1997
G. Masarotto, C. Romualdi
The design of the European Multicenter Study on the probabilities of conception in different days of the menstrual cycle is reviewed. Some results, based on part of the data, are presented. These can be summarized as follows: a) Estimates of the probabilities of conception are lower than the ones previously reported in the literature; b) A strong effect of the man's age on fecundability was found....... hiện toàn bộ
IUDs (part II)Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 211-214 - 1987
Changes in contraceptive practice in a multiracial urban-based community over a ten-year periodSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 8 - Trang 129-140 - 1992
S. Raman, D. Kishen, K. Hamidah, E. S. Ang
There have been changes in the national policy regarding population growth in Malaysia from 1982. This report studies the changes in contraceptive practice among the three racial groups in this country, i.e. Malays, Chinese and Indians, over a 5-year period with an interval of 10 years. This is a retrospective study based on the attendance at the same family planning clinic in an urban setting. Th...... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of liver function and lipid metabolism following Norplant-2 rods removalSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 233-239 - 1993
K. Singh, O. A. C. Viegas, D. F. M. Loke, S. S. Ratnam
The effect of Norplant-2R rods on liver function and lipid metabolism was evaluated in 100 Singaporean women. As with the Norplant six-capsule, the only change noted in liver function was that of a significantly elevated bilirubin, which was within the normal clinical range for the local population. As regards lipid metabolism, the mean values for total triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol ...... hiện toàn bộ