OBJECTIVE To obtain pilot data on the endometrial histology of Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera, DMPA) users experiencing breakthrough bleeding (BTB) versus users with amenorrhea. To compare the endometrial histology of patients who used DMPA continuously for 3-12 months versus those who used it for 13 months or more. METHODS Cross-sectional study. Endometrial biopsy was obtained...

Background There is dearth of information on contraceptive use among women in reproductive age in Ghana over time. This study sought to examine the trends in contraceptive practices among women in reproductive age in a health facility in Ghana in terms of acceptor rates, age at first reporting and couple-years of protection. Methods The contraceptive data of women were extracted from the regi...

After intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of antigen into guinea pigs primed for delayed hypersensitivity, peritoneal macrophages adhere to each other and to the peritoneal serosal cells (1-3). This phenomenon, termed the macrophage disappearance reaction (MDR)' by Nelson, is inhibited by warfarin or heparin (2) and is mimicked by i.p. administration of thrombin to unsensitized animals (4). Althou...

Bu çalışma Türkiye’nin Malatya ilinde kayısı yetiştiriciliğinin yaygın olarak yapıldığı Doğanşehir ilçesinde yürütülmüştür. Bölgede hem organik tarım sistemleriyle de konvansiyonel şeklinde yetiştiricilik yapılmaktadır. Kuru üretiminde önemli çeşitlerden Hacıhaliloğlu, Kabaaşı ve Çataloğlu çeşitleri materyal kullanılmıştır. Adi depo soğuk hava deposu koşullarında muhafaza edilen yetiştirilen çe...

Perkembangan teknologi informasi pada zaman ini berkembang dengan sangat cepat dan pesat. Salah satu alat yang dimaksud adalah komputer. Dunia usaha terus berubah cepat, serta banyaknya persaingan pengusaha semakin banyak. Kegiatan prediksi masa depan merupakan salah perusahaan sebagai dasar pengambilan keputusan strategis dalam kelangsungan usaha. Tujuan skripsi membangun sebuah sistem dapat m...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the relative cost effectiveness for women aged > or =30 years, starting long-term hormonal contraception with either levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena), etonogestrel subdermal implant (Implanon) or medroxyprogesterone acetate injection (Depo-Provera). DESIGN AND SETTING This was a modelling study, performed from the perspective of the UK NHS, of contraceptive se...

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of USAID. SUMMARY Using the results of a previous operations research study, the Ministry of Health of Honduras recently changed the National Women's Health Service Delivery Guidelines to explicitly authorize nurse auxiliaries to insert IUDs, deliver Depo-Provera and take Pap smears. These services ar...

Thirty patients with metastatic renal cell cancer were treated by renal infarction, followed by delayed nephrectomy. All cases were collected over an eighteen-month period, with a minimum follow-up of one year. There were no complete remissions and only one partial remission, which lasted twenty-one months before progression of disease. Three patients had stable disease for at least six months,...

BACKGROUND In 2009, approximately 410,000 teens aged 15-19 years gave birth in the United States, and the teen birth rate remains higher than in other developed countries. METHODS To describe U.S. trends in teen births and related factors, CDC used data on 1) teen birth rates during 1991-2009 from the National Vital Statistics System, 2) sexual intercourse and contraceptive use among high sch...

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA: Depo-Provera) is a long-acting synthetic progestin that has been used as a contraceptive for more than 11 million women-years in 80 nations [1]. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied approval of MPA as a contraceptive because of concern about its safety, especially teratogenicity and carcinogenicity [2.3]. In addition to its contraceptive action, MPA...