I recently became sexually active at 21, and my partner is a bit older and has had multiple partners. At this point, we are exclusive, and have used a condom on the few occasions we have had intercourse. I went to the local Planned Parenthood recently, and am now on a birth control pill (I am absolutely sure I don't want or need to be pregnant at this point or ever in my life, personal choice.....

51 The effects of the menstrual cycle on cognitive functions were investigated using simple 52 verbal and spatial tasks. Eight healthy young women with a regular, established 28-day men53 strual cycle and the occurrence of ovulation on day 14 were tested four times during one 54 cycle. Ten women on non-tricyclic birth control pills were also tested weekly during one cycle. 55 Both groups were m...

I recently became sexually active at 21, and my partner is a bit older and has had multiple partners. At this point, we are exclusive, and have used a condom on the few occasions we have had intercourse. I went to the local Planned Parenthood recently, and am now on a birth control pill (I am absolutely sure I don't want or need to be pregnant at this point or ever in my life, personal choice.....

Mastitis is the single most expensive disease among cattle in dairy industry and environmental pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus warneri are common culprits. Recent studies had shed light on how utilize lipolysis mechanisms to evade their host's immune response. In this study, computational drug discovery approaches were deployed investigate human FDA-approved drugs that hold potential of...

CONTEXT Despite a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to deny over-the-counter status to emergency contraceptive pills, pharmacists play a crucial role in a woman's access to this medication, especially in areas with large rural populations. Pharmacists' knowledge about and attitudes toward emergency contraceptive pills may affect whether pharmacies carry the medication and whether ind...

In 1963, Roman Catholic fertility doctor John Rock published The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor?s Proposals to End the Battle over Birth Control, a first-person treatise on the use of scientifically approved forms of birth control [5] for Catholic couples. The first contraceptive pill, called Enovid [6], had been on the market since June 1960, and Rock was one of the leading researchers in it...

background: the traditional methods of studying the gene-environment interactions need a control group. however, the selection of an appropriate control group has been associated with problems. therefore, new methods, such as case-only design, have been created to study such interactions. the objective of this study was to compare the case-only and case-control designs using data from patients ...

This study examined long-term effects of taking a university sexuality course on use contraception. A questionnaire was given to two groups students: 602 students enrolled in the first week comprehensive course, and 352 who had completed 1–1.5 years earlier. significantly smaller percentage former used no contraception at last sexual intercourse (p < 0.005). Former were less likely have dual...

The study was conducted on 118 samples of female who visited the Batoul hospital and private hospitals in north Baghdad between February 2021 April 2022. All were subjected to direct microscopic examination method transplantation by appropriate media for purpose diagnosis determine prevalence Trichomonas vaginalis parasite with identify some risk factors this infection among women. Also, record...