CONTEXT Although studies have examined U.S. pill users' patterns of discontinuation, little is known about pill discontinuation, and the effects of partner influence, among Hispanics. METHODS Follow-up data on pill use were collected from 213 predominantly Hispanic women who requested the pill in an urban family planning clinic in 2000. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess th...

The progestogen-only pill (POP) is often a safe and effective option for women who prefer oral contraception but in whom combined hormonal unsuitable. This article outlines the choice of POPs available, their administration, efficacy adverse effects.

background: despite the importance of patients’ adherence to their drug treatments for achieving desired therapeutic goals and the proven role 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a inhibitors (statins) for the health status of patients with cardiovascular diseases, there is not enough information regarding diabetic patients’ adherence to statin therapy in developing countries. in this clinical ...

The side-effects encountered by 1,090 patients taking the oral contraceptive pill were reviewed. The main side-effects were migraine, headaches, weight gain, depression, and irregular bleeding. Reasons for changing the Pill are discussed, and recommendations are suggested for a way of monitoring patients taking the Pill. Analysis of the results show that 50 per cent of patients are happy with t...

Malware analysis relies heavily on the use of virtual machines for functionality and safety. There are subtle differences in operation between virtual machines and physical machines. Contemporary malware checks for these differences to detect that it is being run in a virtual machine, and modifies its behavior to thwart being analyzed by the defenders. Existing approaches to uncover these diffe...

CONTEXT Studies suggest that women in some countries have adopted emergency contraceptive pills as a routine method of family planning. This practice indicates there may be latent demand for a pericoital contraceptive pill taken only when a woman has sexual intercourse, and labeled and marketed for use as a regular contraceptive method. METHODS To understand the appeal and potential market fo...

The label on a bottle of pills says “Take one half pill daily.” A natural way to proceed is as follows: Every day, remove a pill from the bottle at random. If it is a whole pill, break it in half, take one half, and return the other half to the bottle; if it is a half pill, take it. We analyze the history of such a pill bottle.

Irregular use of the pill compromises the effectiveness of this highly reliable method. The consistency of pill-taking has traditionally been estimated through women's own reports of their patterns of pill use. In this study, self-reported data on pill-taking were compared with data from an electronic device measuring compliance among 103 women attending university health services and publicly ...