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In 96 women, followed in ambulatory from 1983 to 1986, the use as a local contraceptive of a sponge treated with benzalkonium has been studied. This substance has not only shown itself a good contraceptive but may result even a useful precautionary measure against STD.
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Benzalkonium Compounds/therapeutic use , Contraceptive Devices, Female , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control , Spermatocidal Agents/administration & dosage , Administration, Intravaginal , Adult , Benzalkonium Compounds/administration & dosage , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Vaginal Creams, Foams, and JelliesSubject(s)
Cervix Mucus/analysis , Biophysical Phenomena , Biophysics , Cervix Mucus/physiology , Cervix Uteri/anatomy & histology , Complement System Proteins/analysis , Exocrine Glands/anatomy & histology , Female , Glucose/analysis , Hormones/analysis , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Lipids/analysis , Male , Menstrual Cycle , Mucins/analysis , Muramidase/analysis , Prostaglandins/analysis , Proteins/analysis , Spermatozoa/physiology , Trace Elements/analysis , Vagina/metabolismSubject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis , Adenofibroma/diagnosis , Aminopeptidases/blood , Clinical Enzyme Tests , Cystadenocarcinoma/diagnosis , Cystadenoma/diagnosis , Leiomyoma/diagnosis , Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis , Uterine Neoplasms/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosisSubject(s)
Cervix Uteri/anatomy & histology , Pregnancy , Cervix Uteri/cytology , Colposcopy , Female , HumansSubject(s)
Chromosome Aberrations , Chromosome Disorders , Prenatal Diagnosis , Abortion, Habitual/genetics , Abortion, Spontaneous/genetics , Chromosome Aberrations/diagnosis , Chromosome Inversion , Female , Genetic Counseling , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Karyotyping , Male , Pregnancy , Risk , Translocation, Genetic , TrisomyABSTRACT
PIP: We have examined 388 interviews of women who underwent a family planning consultation for the 1st time in a private center (consultorio) in order to evaluate the efficacy of promotional campaigns in such centers. Our data indicate that the traditional channels of information do not represent an efficient method; rumor, an indicator of efficient functioning of the center, appears the best way of diffusing information. (author's modified)^ieng
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Family Planning Services , Ambulatory Care Facilities , Humans , Private PracticeABSTRACT
The development of prenatal diagnosis in Italy was made difficult by the restrictions of the old abortion law and only in recent years has a consistent number of cases been investigated. We report the experience on prenatal chromosome diagnosis of ten Italian centers participating in a collaborative study on 4952 diagnoses performed from 1972 to 1980. The main indication groups were: advanced maternal age (2882 cases), previous child with chromosome anomaly from parents with normal karyotype (847 cases), and chromosome anomaly in one parent (97 cases). The other indications for amniocentesis, including cases without a cytogenetic risk, have been assembled into a "miscellaneous" group (1126 cases). We found 125 abnormal fetal karyotypes (2.5%) of which 89 were unbalanced (1.8%). The frequencies and types of chromosome anomalies are reported in detail for each indication group and are compared with the corresponding one from the European Munich Conference. The great majority of these Italian data were not included in the Munich report.
