To assess the effects of oral contraceptives on anticoagulant treatment the prothrombin times of 12 patients were measured while they were taking both drugs simultaneously and while they were taking only anticoagulants. The mean prothrombin time ratio was significantly higher when patients were taking both drugs than when they were taking only anticoagulants and their doses of anticoagulant wer...

We present a case with the rare combination of thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications of oral contraceptives. A healthy 40-year-old woman suffered from cardiac arrest due to massive pulmonary embolism, caused by oral contraceptives and immobilization during a flight. After successful resuscitation, obstructive shock necessitated thrombolysis and thereafter heparin. Anticoagulation was complic...

Pulmonary capillary blood volume (V0) was determined in 30 young women, 14 of whom were taking oral contraceptives. Duplicate estimates of V, in the 16 women not taking contraceptives showed a significant increase in the second half of the menstrual cycle. Formulae for prediction of V. in women were derived for the first and second halves of the cycle. V, was shown to be of the same order in wo...

Ion channel plays a key role in maturation, capacitation and acrosome reaction of sperm. However, as it is difficult to record channel currents from a mature mammal sperm directly by patch-clamp technique, there were no basic data on the types and properties of the channels in human sperm until the method reconstituting the channels into bilayer was used. By reconstituting the channel proteins ...

Population explosion is one of the main problems in Indonesia. In 2021 total population Indonesia 273,879,750 people, there an increase 2,529,861 people compared to 2020. One efforts made by central government suppress rate growth create a Family Planning Village program or more often called KB Village. The purpose this community service provide with knowledge about selection contraceptives. me...

Between January 1970 and December 1972 22 women aged between 31 and 45 years were admitted to the coronary care unit with acute myocardial infarction and six of these (27%) had been taking oral contraceptives. There were nine women aged 40 or less and five of them (55%) had been on oral contraceptives while three of the other four had been sterilized by tubal interruption.Both these figures of ...

Background Contraceptives are advocated to be used against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases as unsafe abortion contributes to high maternal mortality in Nigeria while unwanted pregnancies have terminated the educational development of many females. Objective This questionnaire-based survey aimed to describe the knowledge, nonuse, and use of various contraceptive methods am...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards contraceptive use and counselling among medical students in Maharashtra, India. SETTING Considerable global maternal mortality and morbidity could be avoided through the use of effective contraception. In India, contraception services are frequently unavailable or there are obstacles to obtaining moder...

This study discusses problems and facilities in pre-natal and post-natal conditions of rural women at Palosi Peshawar, focusing on the various components of pre and post-natal conditions and facilities available in the area. The researcher selected 30 beneficiaries through purposive sampling technique. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used as the tools of data collection. Data was anal...

With the renewed focus on family planning, a clear and transparent understanding is needed for the consistent classification of contraceptives, especially in the commonly used modern/traditional system. The World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) therefore convened a technical consultation in Jan...