We investigated the one-year pregnancy rates for emergency contraception (EC) users who selected the copper T380 IUD or oral levonorgestrel (LNG) for EC.
Fertility can return shortly after childbirth, with ovulation reported as early as 3 to 4 weeks post-delivery in nonbreastfeeding mothers.1 Up to 50% of women are reported to resume sexual activity by 6 weeks.2 Therefore, there is a risk of unplanned pregnancy in the postpartum period unless effective contraceptive methods are used
The World Health Organisation recognises the importance of pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, and the ability to control the number, timing and spacing of one’s children.1 In the UK, there has been much focus on developing sexual health policies and services for younger age groups which has led to a welcome fall in rates of unintended pregnancy.
Several clinical studies have shown increased level of urinary TGF-β1 in diabetic nephropathy patients and its correlation with urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), but other studies showed different results. Because of this contradiction, this study aims to analyze the correlation between urinary TGF-β1 concentration and UACR, and also estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in typ…
This study investigated the correlation between the albumin-to-creatinine ratio in the urine and 24-hour urine proteinuria and whether the ratio can predict chronic kidney disease progression even more reliably than 24-hour proteinuria can, particularly in primary IgA nephropathy
Increased capillary permeability in sepsis is associated with several complications and worse outcomes. Glycocalyx degradation, marked by increased serum syndecan-1 levels, alters vascular permeability, which can manifest as albuminuria in the glomerulus. Therefore, elevated urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) potentially provides an index of systemic glycocalyx degradation. The aim of…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a beta coronavirus with a characteristic S-glycoprotein spike on the cell surface. Initial reports did not include cutaneous manifestations as a feature of COVID-19; however, there is a growing repertoire of reports demonstrating an array of dermatologic manifestations on the skin…
Various cutaneous manifestations have been observed in patients with COVID-19 infection. However, overall similarities in the clinical presentation of these dermatological manifestations have not yet been summarized.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is currently a pandemic. Although pulmonary health has been the primary focus of studies during the early days of COVID-19, development of a comprehensive understanding of this emergent disease requires knowledge of all possible disease manifestations in affected patients. This Preferred…
Masa pandemi COVID-19 yang telah menjangkiti sebagian besar negara pun hendaknya tidak menyurutkan semangat tenaga kesehatan untuk tetap menggaungkan pentingnya imunisasi dan melakukan langkah-langkah penting untuk memastikan setiap anak yang merupakan kelompok rentan terlindungi dari penyakit-penyakit berbahaya dengan imunisasi