BACKGROUND Postpartum sexual abstinence until when the child is weaned from breast milk is deeply rooted in most cultures in Nigeria. AIM The study aimed at describing the current sexual practices of postpartum women, sexual morbidity, contraceptive prevalence and predictive factors for early postpartum sexual intercourse and associated sexual problems in our setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS T...

As the vascular endothelium has multiple functions, including regulation of vascular tone, it may play a role in the pathophysiology of orthostatic intolerance. We investigated the effect of orthostasis on endothelial function using EndoPAT®, a non-invasive and user-independent method, and across gender. As sex steroid hormones are known to affect endothelial function, this study examined the p...

background : family planning is a method of thinking and a life style which is chosen voluntarily and according to the attitudes and responsible determination of the couples in order to promote the hygiene and convenience of the family. this study aimed to identify and compare the attitudes of the users of common contraceptive methods with regard to each method separately. methods : the descrip...

BACKGROUND Low contraceptive uptake and high unmet need for contraception remain significant issues in Uganda compared to neighboring countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. Although prior research on contraceptive uptake has indicated that male partners strongly influence women's decisions around contraceptive use, there is limited in-depth qualitative research on knowledge and concerns...

Primary care physicians often prescribe contraceptives to women of reproductive age with comorbidities. Novel delivery systems (e.g., contraceptive patch, contraceptive ring, single-rod implantable device) may change traditional risk and benefit profiles in women with comorbidities. Effective contraceptive counseling requires an understanding of a woman's preferences and medical history, as wel...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Risky sexual activity among adolescents is on the increase and contraceptive prevalence rate is low which is evidenced by high rate of teenage pregnancy in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. This study assesses the adolescents' knowledge, attitude and utilization of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) in Amassoma Community, Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. ME...

POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION AND RAPID REPEAT PREGNANCIES IN RURAL, LOW-INCOME BLACK WOMEN WITH BASELINE RISK FACTOR COMPARISONS By KAREN LI July 27, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The residents in the Low Country region of South Carolina consist of a predominantly low-income, African American population with a history of trauma and experiences of racism. Chronic conditions, unintended pregnancies, and adverse...

We have developed and deployed several web-based tutors for C++ programming concepts. We have been remotely collecting usage data from these tutors, and analyzing them for the benefit of the students, the teachers and ourselves. In this paper, we will describe the tutors, the types of data collected, and the types of analysis we perform on the data for the benefit of the various constituencies ...

Introduction: Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is an inflammatory disease of the breast, which can mimic breast cancer in clinical and radiological findings. We conducted the present study in order to determine the diagnostic and other important aspects of this disease Methods: In this study, we reviewed the records of 38 patients with GLM in order to describe the clinical, imaging, laborat...

OBJECTIVE To assess the timing of modern contraceptive uptake among married and never-married women in Nigeria. DESIGN A retrospective cross-sectional study. DATA AND METHOD We used nationally representative 2013 Demographic and Health Survey data in Nigeria. Modern contraceptive uptake time was measured as the period between first sexual intercourse and first use of a modern contraceptive....