aCentre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Received on April 30, 2017. HOW CAN WE PROTECT PEAK BONE MASS AND FUTURE BONE HEALTH FOR ADOLESCENT WOMEN? – BY SUPPORTING OVULATION AND AVOIDING COMBINED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION USE Como podemos proteger o pico de massa óssea e a saúde óssea futura em mulheres ado...

Adolescents are frequently prescribed hormonal contraceptive agents for both contraceptive and noncontraceptive purposes. Over half of all sexually experienced females aged 15 to 19 have used some form of hormonal contraception: 56% oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), 20% injectable, 14% emergency, 10% patch, and 5% ring. Given that 50% of adolescent girls have been sexually active before age 18, ...

BACKGROUND Mexican women in the United States (US) have higher rates of fertility compared to other ethnic groups and women in Mexico. Whether variation in women's access to family planning services or patterns of contraceptive use contributes to this higher fertility has received little attention. OBJECTIVE We explore Mexican women's contraceptive use, taking into account women's place in th...

background: in algeria, date palm is currently confronted to the bayoud disease. biotechnological tools such as protoplasts fusion can appear as an alternative to ensure rapid multiplication and improvement of this species.objectives: callogenesis induction in protoplasts isolated from embryogenic callus of three date palm cultivars.materials and methods: some factors influencing the isolation ...

the present study was designed to investigate the impact of exogenous administration of gnrh (receptal vet®, intervet pharmaceuticals ltd., india) on serum progesterone profile and conception rates during mid luteal phase of estrous cycle in buffaloes. estrus was induced using cyclix 2 ml. i/m. (intervet india pvt. ltd., india) and animals were bred naturally during observed estrus. the buffalo...