to investigate the effects of different hormonal treatments on the oocyte maturation in wild- caught grey mullet ( mugil cephalus ), fish were subjected to 4 different hormonal treatments as follows: (a) a control group received 0.5 ml/kg b.w. physiological saline, (b) fish injected with 20 mg/kg carp pituitary extract (cpe) as a priming dose followed by 200 µg/kg sgnrha as resolving dose, (c) ...

OBJECTIVE There is some evidence that use of hormonal contraceptives, particularly the more androgenic formulations, can alter a woman's glucose tolerance. We examined the association between hormonal contraceptive use, categorized by the androgenicity of the progestin component, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a nested case-control study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Case (...

OBJECTIVES To improve access to contraceptives in remote and rural areas, sub-Saharan African countries are allowing community health workers (CHWs) to distribute hormonal contraceptives. Before offering hormonal contraceptives, CHWs must determine pregnancy status but often lack a reliable way to do so. No studies have evaluated the impact of providing CHWs with urine pregnancy test kits. We a...