UNLABELLED Particular types of hormonal contraceptives (HCs) and genital tract infections have been independently associated with risk of HIV-1 acquisition. We examined whether immunity in women using injectable depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), combined oral contraceptives (COC), or no HCs differs by the presence of cervicovaginal infections. Immune mediators were quantified in cervica...

Depo-medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera) is used in more than 80 countries as a long-acting contraceptive administered as a single intramuscular(i.m) injection of 150 mg/3 months. The present study was set up to investigate the effects of DMPA on 80 average Egyptian women classified into four groups comprising those using the drug for one, two, three and four years, respectively, ...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to conduct a pilot study to determine if transcervical administration of polidocanol foam (PF) with or without doxycycline or benzalkonium chloride (BZK) would prevent pregnancy in baboons. METHODS In study phase 1, adult cycling baboons underwent a hysterosalpingogram to evaluate tubal patency prior to transcervical infusion of 20 mL of 5% PF followed by 1 mL of ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA)-associated bone loss in a general practice setting. DESIGN Forty-eight patients from a single practice who had used DMPA for contraception for more than 2 years. All patients had a serum oestradiol and if the serum level was <52 pmol/l or >52 pmol/l with menopausal symptoms, bone mineral densitometry (BMD) measurements were made at the...

The singlemost popular moment in Africa (andmany other regions) to initiate family planning may well be the 6-week postpartum clinic visit, when mothers also bring infants to begin the crucial primary immunization series. A 6-week start does indeed work well for mothers accepting long-acting, reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), because thesemethod...

Based on rectangle-shaped structures, we create a dual-band metamaterial perfect absorber (DMPA) in the optical region. The independent-polarization absorption is significant advantage as well simple integrated progress for constituent materials. In particular, can be obtained to over 90% bandwidth of 140 THz (from 608 748 THz), which still remained oblique incident angles TE-polarization. Our ...