BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic in many Asian countries. OBJECTIVES We examined whether prior contraceptive methods and sexual behavioral factors impact maternal HBV carriage in an obstetric population. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this study, pregnant women were considered to be representative of the sexually active and fertile female population. Contraceptive me...

Reproductive health programs have focused their attention on women; in general, they have not worked much with men. Gender is not only a determinant of inequality, but it also provides explanations for the different factors that have an impact on men and women's health, their disease and their death. This article addresses the factors that are prioritized over the information and decisions conc...

INTRODUCTION Although understudied in the context of AIDS, use of withdrawal (coitus interruptus) with or in place of other prevention methods affects exposure to both pregnancy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIM We used mixed methods to assess use of withdrawal among 15-24-year-olds in a rural Ugandan setting with considerable HIV prevalence. METHODS We measured withdrawal reporti...

Aphrodisiacs are substances that function as stimulants to increase sexual behavior. Some plants have been studied aphrodisiacs. Based on this background, it is necessary research The aphrodisiac effect of a solution nutmeg (myristica fragrans houtt.) the behavior mice (Mus musculus). This type was qualitative descriptive study consisting five groups, each with three repetitions. There were 30...

The practice of family planning (FP) has been used since time immemorial to solve community, individual, and familial problems. There are Biblical references to incest being used to ensure the conception of children and to coitus interruptus being used to prevent conception. Pastoralists used cessation of breastfeeding of male calves to promote the conception and birth of more desirable femal...

The literature on birth control is eI^!)1u?USon this added to almost daily. The sale for books subject must be equally large or the law of supply and demand would operate and stop the flow. Mr. Scott's book is like many others, but on the whole it is a very satisfactory book. It lives up to its title, and its sub-title, 'How to avoid pregnancy'. Little time is spent in discussing the ethics of ...

Sir,?May I have your permission to endorse the hope of Major R. Knowles, i.m.s., that the very interesting paper on "Neurasthenia" read recently by Lieut.Col. H. W. Acton, i.m.s., before the Aledical Section of the Bengal Asiatic Society, will attain the intensive study and appreciation which it so richly deserves? As might only be expected of him, Colonel Acton has given his colleagues the wor...

Hedgehog acts as an organizer during development. Its signaling involves the receptor Patched, signal transducer Smoothened and a cytoplasmic complex containing the transcription factor Cubitus interruptus tethered to the Smoothened carboxyl tail. Without Hedgehog, Patched represses Smoothened resulting in proteolysis of Cubitus interruptus to its repressor form. With Hedgehog, Patched repressi...

CONTEXT First coitus is considered a major transitional event imbued with cultural relevance. Research has focused on classifying women as virgins, with primary interest in pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention and less on sexuality. This study prospectively explored young women's sexual interest and love at first and subsequent coitus. METHODS Daily diary data were collecte...