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Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(1990)
We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ...
Evaluation of commercially available radioimmunoassays for the determination of luteinizing hormone in serum and urine. Application for the detection of endogenous rise of luteinizing hormone in a in vitro fertilization program.
(1984)
Three commercially available RIA kits for serum and urinary LH were assessed for their usefulness to detect endogenous LH rise in patients receiving ovarian stimulation as part of an in vitro fertilization treatment for ...
Risk factors for human papillomavirus and cervical precancerous lesions, and the role of concurrent HIV-1 infection.
(University of Nairobi, 1999-05)
OBJECTIVES:
To identify risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix, and to measure the impact of concurrent HIV-1 infection.
METHODS:
Women were ...
Preventing abortion and repeat abortion with the Gynefix intrauterine implant system--preliminary results
(University of Nairobi, 1998-06)
The provision of immediate post-abortal contraception is important to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies and the number of repeat abortions. Immediate post-abortal insertion of an IUD has many advantages and is an ...
Integration of STD services. How to reach and involve men and women
(1995)
In Kenya, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) program implemented in 10 medical centers in Nairobi allows nurses to diagnose syphilis based on symptoms, have blood tests conducted to confirm syphilis, prescribe treatment, ...
Intrauterine contraception in adolescent women. The GyneFix intrauterine implant.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-06)
Pregnancy rates among adolescents have not decreased over the last 10 years, despite numerous efforts. To solve this important health problem, the major strategy recommended is to encourage contraceptive use among sexually ...
Systematic analysis of STD control: an operational model.
(University of Nairobi, 1998-07)
BACKGROUND:
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) enhance HIV transmission, and improved management of STD in primary health care decreases HIV incidence. In resource poor countries, those responsible for planning and ...
The GyneFix implant systems for interval, postabortal and postpartum contraception: a significant advance in long-term reversible contraception. International Study Group on Intrauterine Drug Delivery.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-03)
Intrauterine contraception has a number of important advantages over other forms of contraception and remains, therefore, an important method of birth control. However, side-effects and other drawbacks have reduced its ...
Evaluation of one-hundred open-ended vasectomies.
(1986)
Open-ended vasectomy was performed on one-hundred men. Sixty-three of them showed up for follow-up six months later. Spontaneous recanalisation had occurred in two. Sperm granuloma without orchialgia was found in 14 out ...
The frameless GyneFix intrauterine implant: a major improvement in efficacy, expulsion and tolerance.
(1995)
The CuFix (GyneFix), conceived in 1985, was developed to minimize three major problems frequently associated with discontinuation of IUD use: expulsion, bleeding and pain. Since the initial clinical investigations, over ...