In recent years, Americans have begun to use Depo only through prescription. Women's organizations and pro-feminist groups have developed a positive attitude towards its use in recent years. They regard Depo as one of the more convenient contraceptive methods; in contrast, oral contraceptive pills are highly used in America. There is a need of study intends to explore the socioeconomic status, ...

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is capable of reducing male testosterone blood levels with a corresponding reduction in sexual interest and activity. An attempt to evaluate its effectiveness with court committed sexual offenders was made with eight subjects each serving as his own control by alternating Depo-Provera injections for 16 weeks with saline injections for a corresponding 16 weeks. ...

BACKGROUND The use of medical abortion methods was approved by Department of Health Services in 2009 and introduced in hospitals and a few primary health centres (PHCs). Access would increase if services were available at health post level and provided by auxiliary nurse midwives trained as skilled birth attendants. Evidence from South Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam show that mid-level h...

OBJECTIVE To document the contraceptive choices and continuation rates for different contraceptives in a group of pregnant women who use opiates. METHODS A prospective study set in a large city in the north of England that looked at 40 pregnant women who used opiates in the index pregnancy. The study involved reviewing the records from the patients' general practitioners with information on t...

Günümüzde enerji kadar önemli bir diğer problem de gelişen teknolojinin, artan nüfus ve yaşam standartlarının en sonucu olan atık miktarıdır. Kentlerde oluşan atıklar, şehrin yoğunluğuna bölgenin tüketim alışkanlıklarına bağlı olarak değişmektedir. İçerisinde sıvı gaz atıkların bulunmadığı kentsel katı atıkları düzenli depolama alanları kullanarak hem bertaraf etmek elde mümkündür. Çünkü atıkla...

Although endogenous and exogenous steroid hormones affect numerous physiological processes, the interactions of reproductive hormones, chronic exercise training, and heat acclimation are unknown. This investigation evaluated the responses and adaptations of 36 inactive females [age 21 +/- 3 (SD) yr] as they undertook a 7- to 8-wk program [heat acclimation and physical training (HAPT)] of indoor...

Injectable contraceptives are among the world’s most popular modern methods for preventing pregnancy. Many women choose injectables because of their effectiveness, long-acting contraceptive effects, discreet administration, and reversibility. Injectables are most popular in the less developed regions of the world—particularly sub-Saharan Africa—and their popularity continues to grow. Estimates ...

Cold air pooling (CAP) occurs in low-lying areas where cold, dense collects during nighttime hours, producing colder temperatures than surrounding higher elevations. Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO) is confined by steep mountain ridges, which promote cold drainage into lower-elevation meadows and river valleys. These low lying CAP could help facilitate a potential refugium from some of ...