BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Lymphatic filariasis is a disabling disease that continues to cripple population in tropical countries. Currently available antifilarial drugs are not able to control the disease. Therefore, a better antifilarial is urgently required for proper management of the disease. We undertook this study to assess the antifilarial activity of Caesalpinia bonducella-seed kernel agai...

The objective of this paper is to point out the positive and negative aspects of female sterilization as seen by two groups of sterilized women in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, based on a sociological discussion of their present health status, evaluating the associations that they generally make with the fact that they have been sterilized. The first group included mostly housewives fr...

Sterilization has become the single most prevalent method of family planning on an international scale. It is estimated that approximately 80 million surgical sterilization procedures have been performed since the early 195Os, and the majority of these have been female.’ The demand for female sterilization is growing, and there is a clear need for a safe and effective nonsurgical method to term...

CONTEXT In India, female sterilization accounts for 66% of contraceptive use, and age at sterilization is declining. It is likely that some women regret having been sterilized, but data on the prevalence of, and the social and economic correlates of, regret at the national level are insufficient. METHODS Data for analysis came from 30,999 sterilized women aged 15-49 interviewed in the 2005-20...

Background: Sterilization is a highly effective method of contraception with nearly 100% success rate. After sterilization, however, woman may become pregnant within the first 1-2 years, or several years later. Pang Khon Hospital, Sakon Nakhon, secondary hospital where mothers have been found to conceive three after sterilization by Modified Pomeroy Technique in 1999. This research was aimed at...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of individuals who were unable to obtain the surgical contraception procedure, and associated factors. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Ribeirão Preto (Southeastern Brazil) in 2004, on 230 individuals who were unable to obtain sterilization surgery through the National Health System between 1999 and 2004. A questionnaire on sociodemog...

background and objective: tubal sterilization is the most popular method of permanent female contraception, yet there is considerable debate concerning the influence of this procedure on the women’s health and menstrual pattern.   methods: we randomized 1358 women to one of the five methods of tubal sterilization; unipolar electrocauterization, bipolar electrocauterization, minilaparatomy, pome...

Background: Female sterilization is one of the most popular methods permanent contraception for women who have completed their families. Tubectomy during caesarean section and tubal either laparoscopically or by minilaparotomy are favoured in developing countries. The aim current study was to assess incidence, details procedure complications various techniques tubectomy among at our tertiary in...

PURPOSE Men's attitudes toward contraceptives are an understudied area, even though many men participate in contraceptive decision making. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes and perceptions regarding a selection of contraceptive methods among a national sample of African Americans, with a particular focus on gender differences. METHODS Data come from a telephone survey of Afri...