Understanding preference of source of contraceptive commodities is essential in enhancing the delivery of family planning services. This paper identifies the determinants of preferred source of Depo-Provera among rural women in Uganda. The analysis is based on data sourced from a Save the Children and Family Health International study involving 642 women who were introduced to the contraceptive...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

BACKGROUND Many family health innovations that have been shown to be both efficacious and cost-effective fail to scale up for widespread use particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Although individual cases of successful scale-up, in which widespread take up occurs, have been described, we lack an integrated and practical model of scale-up that may be applicable to a wide...

Each mL of these preparations contains: Methylprednisolone acetate.............................. 20 mg Polyethylene glycol 3350....................................29.5 mg Polysorbate 80 ....................................................1.97 mg Monobasic sodium phosphate ..............................6.9 mg Dibasic sodium phosphate USP..........................1.44 mg Benzyl alcohol added as a...

BACKGROUND In a previous study, progesterone treatment of female monkeys immunized with live, attenuated SHIV89.6 abrogated the generally consistent protection from vaginal simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) challenge. The mechanisms responsible for the loss of protection remain to be defined. The objective of the present study was to determine whether Depo-Provera administration alters protec...

Three hundred patients with grass pollen hay-fever, with or without pollen asthma, were given one of three forms of treatment: preseasonal or coseasonal alum-precipitated pyridine extracted grass pollen (Allpyral) or methylprednisolone acetate in slow-release form (Depo-Medrone). Significant improvement was obtained with preseasonal Allpyral and with Depo-Medrone, but the degree of improvement ...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...