Cryopreservation of gametes is one the important stages assisted reproductive technologies (ART). To obtain high results using ART, it essential to cryopreserve sperm in a favorable season, when have ability fertilize oocytes. The aim this research was study seasonal variability spermatozoa cryoresistance and characteristics Saanen goats. After removing seminal fluid, five mature animals were c...

background the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer are high among filipino women. the lack of knowledge on preventive behavior and early detection related to breast cancer is considered a reason. conclusions women who were aware of risk factors for breast cancer possessed a higher education level and had knowledge of the association of risk factors with preventive behaviors and early...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sex ratio of offspring born after blastocyst transfers. DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. SETTING A large assisted reproductive technology center. PATIENT(S) We included 1,284 offspring from 937 deliveries during the period August 2003-August 2005. INTERVENTION(S) Tabulation and statistical analysis of all births resulting from fresh IVF cycles. The sex of re...

OBJECTIVES Despite the vast quantity of research among Chinese female sex workers (FSWs) to address concerns regarding HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk, there is a paucity of research on issues of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and the missed opportunity for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) promotion among young FSWs. Our research aimed to assess the prevalence and cor...

Gynodioecy is a sexual dimorphism where females coexist with hermaphrodite individuals. In most cases, this dimorphism involves the interaction of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) genes and nuclear restorer genes. Two scenarios can account for how these interactions maintain gynodioecy. Either CMS genes recurrently enter populations at low frequency via mutation or migration and go to fixation ...

The paper contains a discussion of the modification of Rotter's Internal External Scale into the three scales of Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance orientations. The tripartite, multidimensional view of locus of control was developed because the validity and usefulness of Rotter's lumping expectancies of fate, chance, and powerful others together under the rubric of external control were que...