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Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(2) What is emergency contraception? Emergency contraception (EC) provides women with a safe means of preventing pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI) or potential contraceptive failure.2–4 Alternative terms such as ‘postcoital contraception’ or the ‘morning-after pill’ are often confusing and ‘emergency contrac...

Emergency contraception is defined as the use of drugs or devices to prevent pregnancy after unprotected coitus. It is sometimes referred to as ‘morning after’ or postcoital contraception. Global rates of unintended pregnancy are alarming and would suggest that knowledge of, and access to, emergency contraception is an area that needs to be developed1. Emergency contraception has been called th...

Back groundFamily planning is the deliberate use of contraception to arrange a couple's desiredchildbearing plan and number, family practice using contraceptives avoidunplanned pregnancies, have fewer children, spacing out childbirths.AimTo assess reasons associated with common methods used among women inQaladze district.Material methodA cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 reprod...

INTRODUCTION Numerous testosterone (T) formulations are available, each with differing effects on serum parameters. AIM The aim of this study was to compare the long-term effects of topical, injectable, and implantable pellet T formulations in hypogonadal men. METHODS Retrospective review of hypogonadal men treated with a single T formulation was performed: 47 men on T gels, 57 on injectabl...

Objectives The first cause of tooth loss in developed countries is periodontitis. Chronic periodontitis is the most common form of periodontitis and it is characterized by loss of periodontal attachment, destruction of alveolar bone and eventual loss of teeth. Atorvastatin is a statin drug used for the treatment of high cholesterol. Statins can stop the inflammatory proc...

Emergency contraception decreases the risk of unintended pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse or after suspected failure of routine contraception (e.g., a condom breaking). Oral methods include combined contraceptive pills (i.e., Yuzpe method), single- or split-dose levonorgestrel, and ulipristal. The Yuzpe method and levonorgestrel are U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved for u...

Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies. Method Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 366 pregnant women from 12 primary health care units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A multinomial logistic regression was performed, comparing three groups: women who used emergency contraception to prevent o...

AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of oral esomeprazole (EPZ) vs injectable omeprazole (OPZ) therapy to prevent hemorrhage after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). METHODS A case-control study was conducted using a quasi-randomized analysis with propensity score matching. A total of 258 patients were enrolled in this study. Patients were treated with either oral EPZ or injectable OPZ. The...

Latar Belakang Alat kontrasepsi yang sering menjadi pilihan PUS adalah alat suntik. Kontrasepsi suntik merupakan metode jangka panjang bekerja lama (panjang) dan sangat efektif, penggunaannya praktis, harganya murah, aman tidak memerlukan penggunaan setiap hari atau kali berhubungan. Prevalensi hipertensi berdasarkan diagnosis dokter di Provinsi Lampung tahun 2020 sebesar 15,10%, dengan kejadia...