It was with great interest that we recently read a report by Dr. Picado [I] in which a female patient developed severe postcoital asthma. We recently reported, for the first time from India, a patient who presented with postcoital wheezing dyspnoea caused by human seminal plasma allergy (HSPA) [2). Our patient showed strong intradennal test reactions to the seminal plasma antigens prepared from...

The intrauterine device (IUD) is an effective means of contraception,1,2 and insertion is a procedure that is commonly performed in a family physician’s office. Standard practice requires that a current pregnancy be excluded before insertion; on-site urine testing is the most obvious way to do this. This case describes an instance of inadvertent insertion of an IUD in a woman who was already pr...

BACKGROUND The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vaginal microbicides are typically assessed among sexually abstinent women. However, the physical act of sex may modulate gel distribution, and preclinical studies demonstrate seminal plasma interferes with the antiviral activity of several microbicides. This study compared the biological activity and concentration of PRO 2000 in cervicova...

-the; A major reduction in the number of unwanted pregnancies and pregnancy terminations could be achieved if an effective method of emergency pregnancy interception (postcoital contraception) was readily available to women. This policy stakmnt describes a method which is the Yuzpe 2 + 2 regimen; the use of two tablets of estradioI/levonorgestrel, with an antiemetic, followed by a second identi...

Over the past several months, numerous instances have been reported in the United States media of pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions written for emergency postcoital contraceptives. These pharmacists have asserted a "professional right of conscience" not to participate in what they interpret as an immoral act. In this commentary, we examine this assertion and conclude that it is not jus...

Sexual intercourse as a trigger factor for attacks of asthma and/or rhinitis and the morbidity caused thereof is not well recognized. We present four patients (three males and one female) with postcoital asthma and/or rhinitis. Acute severe asthma subsequent to sexual intercourse in one male patient had resulted in several emergency department visits and hospitalization on one occasion. Anxiety...

background: emergency contraception  (ec) has been available in iran, however there has been little research into the extent of knowledge of the actions, effectiveness and attitudes of students about it .the aim of this study was to detect the knowledge and attitudes of university students towards emergency contraception . methods: a survey of 130 university students was conducted at shahrekord...

OBJECTIVE To compare the knowledge of emergency contraception in women attending hospital for termination of pregnancy in 1984 and 1996. DESIGN A questionnaire survey. SETTING Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. SUBJECTS Cohorts of 100 consecutive women undergoing termination of pregnancy in 1984 and 1996. RESULTS Over this 12 year period, there has been a significant improvement in the knowled...