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Use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog for protection against premature ovarian failure during cyclophosphamide therapy in women with severe lupus
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-09)
Objective Cyclophosphamide (CYC) therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease predominantly affecting women of childbearing age, causes an unacceptably high incidence of irreversible premature ovarian failure ...
Allergic reaction to protamine: A late complication of elective vasectomy?,
(Elsevier, 1983-11)
Nucleoprotamines are a normal component of human sperm cells. Antibodies against these protamines develop in 22 to 33 per cent of patients undergoing elective vasectomy. These antibodies, in turn, have been shown to ...
Urologic laparoscopy with a new blunt-tipped trocar: Safe, rapid access without the use of fascial sutures
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
Fifteen patients underwent successful laparoscopic procedures where a new blunt-tipped trocar was used both to gain initial access to and to insufflate the abdominal cavity. The use of this new trocar obviates the need for ...
Clostridium difficile plasmid isolation as an epidemiologic tool
(Springer-Verlag; Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1988-04)
A large hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile diarrhea at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center (MVAMC) was studied by plasmid profile typing. Plasmids were obtained from 30 (37 %) of 82 clinical ...
Intrinsic difference in erythrocyte membrane in spontaneously hypertensive rats characterized by Na + and K + fluxes
(Springer-Verlag, 1983-09)
The goad of this study was to determine whether the elevated flux of sodium and potassium through the erythrocyte membrane of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) is due to an intrinsic difference in the cell membrane or ...
Interchangeability of low-dose oral contraceptives : Are current bioequivalent testing measures adequate to ensure therapeutic equivalency?
(Elsevier, 1991-02)
Current Food and Drug Administration guidelines for assessing the differences in bioavailability between generic oral contraceptives and brand-name products are inadequate to ensure therapeutic equivalence. The guidelines ...
Test-retest reliability of an instrumented speculum for measuring vaginal closure force No conflict of interest reported by the author(s). Work performed at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and University of Michigan Medical Center.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-10)
Aims: The study aimed to: a) determine reliability of an instrumented speculum designed for measuring intravaginal closure pressure, and b) compare findings with a comparable device reported in the literature. The goal ...
Pubovesical ligament: A separate structure from the urethral supports (“pubo-urethral ligaments”)
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989)
The position and mobility of the vesical neck influences not only continence but also the initiation of micturition. During an examination of urethral topography, there appeared to be two structures running from the region ...
Treatment of renal transplant stones byextracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in the prone position
(Elsevier, 1991-01)
Two patients with renal transplant lithiasis were successfully treated with extracorporealshock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the prone position. Pathogenesis and treatment of transplant lithiasis are discussed. Performing ...