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Submissions from 2008
Progesterone receptor modulator CDB-2914 induces extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells, Qin Xu, Noriyuki Ohara, Jin Liu, Mariko Amano, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Shigeki Yoshida, and Takeshi Maruo
Promoting gender equity as a strategy to reduce HIV risk and gender-based violence among young men in India, Ravi K. Verma, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, A.K. Singh, S.S. Das, Sunil Mehra, Anita Nura, and Gary Barker
Promoting healthy timing and spacing of births in India through a community-based approach, M.E. Khan, Mary Philip Sebastian, Usha Sharma, Rukma Idnani, Kaushal Kumari, Bharati Maheshwari, and Shahid Ashraf
Propiciando cambio personal y social alrededor del género, sexualidad y VIH: Evaluación de impacto de la estrategia de comunicación de Puntos de Encuentro en Nicaragua, Irela Solorzano, Amy Bank, Rodolfo Pena, Henry Espinoza, Mary Ellsberg, and Julie Pulerwitz
Prostate-specific antigen in vaginal fluid after exposure to known amounts of semen and after condom use: Comparison of self-collected and nurse-collected samples, Luis Bahamondes, Juan Diaz, Nadia Maria Marchi, Sara Castro, Marina Villarroel, and Maurizio Macaluso
Rapid mechanisms of glucocorticoid signaling in the Leydig cell, Guo-Xin Hu, Qing-Quan Lian, Han Lin, Syed A. Latif, David J. Morris, Matthew P. Hardy, and Renshan Ge
Reassessing reconstruction in the management of obstructive azoospermia: Reconstruction or sperm acquisition?, Richard Lee, Philip S. Li, Peter N. Schlegel, and Marc Goldstein
Regional workshop to use the findings from operations research to increase the access, quality and integration of contraceptive services in Latin America and the Caribbean, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes and Antonieta Martin
Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland, Charlotte E. Warren, Rachel Shongwe, Allen Waligo, Mohammed Mahdi, Goldy Mazia, and Indira Narayanan
Resolution of de novo HIV production and trafficking in immature dendritic cells, Stuart G. Turville, Meropi Aravantinou, Hella Stoessel, Nikolaus Romani, and Melissa Robbiani
Romance and sex before marriage among young women and men in Maharashtra, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Safer sexual behaviors after 12 months of antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: A prospective cohort, Stanley Luchters, Avina Sarna, Scott Geibel, Matthew F. Chersich, Paul Munyao, Susan Kaai, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Khadija Shikely, Naomi Rutenberg, and Marleen Temmerman
Sakhi Saheli: Promoting gender equity and empowering young women—A training manual, CORO and Horizons Program
School as a workplace in Kenya: Evaluation of the Teachers Matter HIV/AIDS project, Karusa Kiragu, Caroline Mackenzie, Jennifer Weiss, Murungaru Kimani, and Debbie Gachuhi
Senegal: Education and public declarations contribute to Tostan's success, Population Council
Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Key issues for programming, Population Council
Sexual and gender based violence in Africa: Literature review, Population Council
Sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda, Harriet Birungi, John Frank Mugisha, Juliana K. Nyombi, Francis Obare, Humphres Evelia, and Hannington Nyinkavu
Sexual risk behavior and HAART: A comparative study of HIV-infected persons on HAART and on preventive therapy in Kenya, Avina Sarna, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Susan Kaai, Paul Munyao, Khadija Shikely, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Johannes van Dam, and Marleen Temmerman
Sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among male sex workers who have sex with men and non-sex workers in Campinas, Brazil, Waimar Tun, Maeve de Mello, Adriana A. Pinho, Magda Chinaglia, and Juan Diaz
Sharing experiences with comprehensive responses to adolescent reproductive health needs in Africa, Nafissatou J. Diop and Anta Fall Diagne
Short- and long-term efficacy of modified directly-observed antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: A randomised trial, Avina Sarna, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Matthew F. Chersich, Paul Munyao, Susan Kaai, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Khadija Shikely, Marleen Temmerman, and Naomi Rutenberg
Simplifying medical abortion: Home administration of misoprostol, Shuchita Mundle, Shveta Kalyanwala, Batya Elul, and Ughade Suresh
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Haiti, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes, Ricardo Vernon, Michaelle Boulos, and Louis-Marie Boulos
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Nicaragua, Freddy Solis, Ana del Carmen Rojas, Gadea Adilia, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes, and Ricardo Vernon
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in the Dominican Republic, Gisela Quiterio, Maritza Molina, Marija Miric, Ricardo Vernon, and M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes
Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO)-1, SUMO-2/3 and SUMOylation are involved with centromeric heterochromatin of chromosomes 9 and 1 and proteins of the synaptonemal complex during meiosis in men, Petrice W. Brown, KeumSil Hwang, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris
South Africa: Integrated approach improves quality of post-rape care, Population Council
South Africa: Integrating services for FP and HIV improves quality and HIV testing, Population Council
Sphingomyelin synthases and testicular function, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Elissa W.P. Wong, Dolores D. Mruk, and C. Yan Cheng
Strengthening emergency contraception in Nepal, Mahendra Pd. Shrestha, Sharif M.I. Hossain, and M.E. Khan
Strengthening health and family planning services in low performing and hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh: Workshop report, Ubaidur Rob and Md. Noorunnabi Talukder
Strengthening postnatal care services including postpartum family planning in Kenya, Annie Mwangi, Charlotte E. Warren, Nancy Koskei, and Holly Blanchard
Strengthening the financial sustainability of two Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) clinics (Bangladesh), Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) and Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Study of sexually transmitted infections among urban men in Pakistan: Identifying the bridging population, Ali M. Mir, Laura Reichenbach, Abdul Wajid, and Mumraiz Khan
Supporting orphans and vulnerable children affected by AIDS: Using community-generated definitions to explore patterns of children's vulnerability in Zambia, Katie D. Schenk, Lewis Ndhlovu, Stephen Tembo, Andson Nsune, Chozi Nkhata, Batuke Walusiku, and Charlotte Watts
Taking critical services to the home: Scaling-up home-based maternal and postnatal care, including family planning, through community midwifery in Kenya, Annie Mwangi and Charlotte E. Warren
Taller regional de utilización de resultados de investigación operativa para incrementar el acceso, la calidad e integración de los servicios anticonceptivos en América Latina y el Caribe, M. Estela Rivero-Fuentes and Antonieta Martin
Technical assistance for implementing best practices in the Asia and Near East region, M.E. Khan, Sohini Roychowdhury, Mary Philip Sebastian, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Anurag Mishra, Vivek Sharma, G. Narayana, Bhawana Sharma, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, and Ahmed Afifi
Technical assistance to the interagency coordination group seeking to reduce female genital mutilation/cutting, Nafissatou J. Diop
The female condom in Ghana: Exploring the current state of affairs and gauging potential for enhanced promotion, Reshma Naik and Martha Brady
The HIV testing experiences of adolescents in Ndola, Zambia: Do families and friends matter?, Julie Denison, Ann P. McCauley, Wendy A. Dunnett-Dagg, Nalakwanji Lungu, and Michael D. Sweat
The potential for sustainability of malaria in pregnancy initiatives in East and Southern Africa: Kenya and Malawi, Washington Onyango-Ouma, Sam Agatre Okuonzi, Doreen Ali, Harriet Birungi, and Annie Mwangi
Training youth caregivers to provide HIV education and support to orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa, Tobey C. Nelson, Eka Esu-Williams, Lungile Mchunu, Pinkie Nyamakazi, S'Fiso Mnguni, Katie D. Schenk, Catherine Searle, and Jennifer Redner
"Unlocking" the blood-testis barrier and the ectoplasmic specialization by cytokines during spermatogenesis: Emerging targets for male contraception, Michelle W.M. Li, Dolores D. Mruk, and C. Yan Cheng
Using operations research to enhance delivery of postpartum/postabortion family planning services in the Arab region, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Using systematic screening to integrate health services in India and Senegal: Pilot study versus scale-up results, James R. Foreit
What can fertility indicators tell us about pronatalist policy options?, John Bongaarts
Submissions from 2007
7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone (MENT) vs testosterone in combination with etonogestrel implants for spermatogenic suppression in healthy men, Melanie J. Walton, Narender Kumar, David T. Baird, Helen Ludlow, and Richard A. Anderson
Abuse during pregnancy in Mexico City, Claudia Diaz, Francisco Paz, Katrina Abuabara, H.B. Martinez Ayala, K. Kolstad, and T. Palermo
Acceptability of Carraguard, a candidate microbicide and methyl cellulose placebo vaginal gels among HIV-positive women and men in Durban, South Africa, Gita Ramjee, Neetha S. Morar, Sarah Braunstein, Barbara Friedland, Heidi E. Jones, and Janneke van de Wijgert
Achieving synergies in prevention through linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV services, Ian Askew
A comparison of two methods of partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: Patient-delivered partner medication and patient-based partner referral, T.A. Young, Alana de Kock, Heidi E. Jones, Lydia Altini, Taja M. Ferguson, and Janneke van de Wijgert
Addressing Gupt Rog: Narrative prevention counselling for STI/HIV prevention—A guide to AYUSH and allopathic practitioners, Bonnie K. Nastasi, Niranjan Saggurti, Stephen L. Schensul, Ravi K. Verma, and Meena Gandhi
Addressing the needs of seasonal migrants in Nashik, Maharashtra, Anjali B. Borhade
Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people: Perspectives and experiences of stakeholders from the health and non-health sectors, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Saswata Ghosh, and Nicole Haberland
Agreement between self- and clinician-collected specimen results for detection and typing of high-risk human papillomavirus in specimens from women in Gugulethu, South Africa, Heidi E. Jones, Bruce R. Allan, Janneke van de Wijgert, Lydia Altini, Sylvia M. Taylor, Alana de Kock, Nicol Coetzee, and Anna Lise Williamson
An initial pharmacokinetic study with a Metered Dose Transdermal System® for delivery of the progestogen Nestorone® as a possible future contraceptive, Ian S. Fraser, Edith Weisberg, Narender Kumar, Sushma Kumar, Andrew J. Humberstone, Louise McCrossin, Deborah Shaw, Yun-yen Tsong, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
A question of ethics: Research and practice in reproductive health, Saumya RamaRao, Barbara Friedland, and John Townsend
'Are you on the market?': A capture-recapture enumeration of men who sell sex to men in and around Mombasa, Kenya, Scott Geibel, Elisabeth M. van der Elst, Nzioki King'ola, Stanley Luchters, Alun Davies, Esther M. Getambu, Norbert Peshu, Susan M. Graham, R. Scott McClelland, and Eduard J. Sanders
A seamless trespass: Germ cell migration across the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Claire Q.F. Wang and C. Yan Cheng
Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and cost of introducing postabortion care in health centres and dispensaries in rural Tanzania, Monica Wanjiru, Ian Askew, Nzoya Munguti, Saumya RamaRao, Rick Homan, Reheme Kahando, and John M. Pile
Assessment: FRONTIERS small grants program, Koli Banik
Avances en la atención postaborto en América Latina y el Caribe: Investigando, aplicando y expandiendo, Deborah L. Billings and Ricardo Vernon
Bangladesh: RH curriculum enhances vocational students' knowledge and behavior, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Beacon of hope: Evaluation of the Kenya Girl Guides Association HIV/AIDS program for school children, Karusa Kiragu, George Odingo, Milka Juma, Jane Mbugua, Magdalen Waweru, Wamuyu Mahinda, Beatrice Mwaniki, Charity Muturi, Simon Ochieng, Tobey C. Nelson, and Ann P. McCauley
Biphasic effects of postnatal exposure to diethylhexylphthalate on the timing of puberty in male rats, Renshan Ge, Guo-Rong Chen, Qiang Dong, Benson T. Akingbemi, Chantal M. Sottas, Michelle Santos, Stuart C. Sealfon, Daniel J. Bernard, and Matthew P. Hardy
Bolivia: Marketing and economic analyses help NGOs develop strategies for sustainability, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Building the capacity of faith-based organizations to promote mutual monogamy in South Africa, Waimar Tun, Nathi Sohaba, Unathi Malinzi, Matthew Nqono, Osborne Mzilikazi, Bonisiwa Mgujulwa, Moses Madywabe, Mbulelo Fatyeni, and Christine Fontecchio
Carrageenan/MIV-150 (PC-815), a combination microbicide, José Fernández-Romero, Mitchell Thorn, Stuart G. Turville, Kanani Titchen, Kristin M. Sudol, Jifan Li, Todd Miller, Melissa Robbiani, Robin A. Maguire, Robert W. Buckheit Jr., Tracy L. Hartman, and David M. Phillips
Carraguard vaginal gel safety in HIV-positive women and men in South Africa, Janneke van de Wijgert, Sarah Braunstein, Neetha S. Morar, Heidi E. Jones, Lorna Madurai, Tammy T. Evans Strickfaden, Manivasan Moodley, Jamila Aboobaker, Gugulethu Ndlovu, Taja M. Ferguson, Barbara Friedland, Clyde E. Hart, and Gita Ramjee
Cellular localization of sphingomyelin synthase 2 in the seminiferous epithelium of adult rat testes, Nikki P.Y. Lee, Dolores D. Mruk, Weiliang Xia, and C. Yan Cheng
Changes in stigma among a cohort of people on antiretroviral therapy: Findings from Mombasa, Kenya, Susan Kaai, Avina Sarna, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Paul Munyao, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Khadija Shikely, Marleen Temmerman, and Naomi Rutenberg
Chaos, co-existence, and the potential for collective action: HIV-related vulnerability in Brazil's international borders, Sheri A. Lippman, Deanna Kerrigan, Magda Chinaglia, and Juan Diaz
Community-based approaches to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Findings from a low-income community in Kenya, Susan Kaai, Carolyn Baek, Scott Geibel, Peter Omondi, Benson Ulo, Grace Muthumbi, Carol Nkatha, and Naomi Rutenberg
Comparison of the impact of vaginal and oral administration of combined hormonal contraceptives on hepatic proteins sensitive to estrogen, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Joel Menard, Mandana Rad, Jacobus Burggraaf, Marieke L. de Kam, Barbara A. Tokay, Irving Sivin, and Cornelis Kluft
Consent and coercion: Examining unwanted sex among married young women in India, K.G. Santhya, Nicole Haberland, F. Ram, R.K. Sinha, and S.K. Mohanty
Consolidating a gender perspective in the PROCOSI network, Erica Palenque de la Quintana, Patricia Riveros Hamel, and Ricardo Vernon
Continuum of care for HIV-positive women accessing programs to prevent parent-to-child transmission: Findings from India, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Rupa Mudoi, Archana Oinam, Venkat Pakkela, Avina Sarna, Sucheta Panda, Ashok Rau, L. Birendrajit Singh, and Naomi Rutenberg
Contraceptive discontinuation and failure and subsequent abortion in Romania: 1994-99, Andreea A. Creanga, Rajib Acharya, Saifuddin Ahmed, and Amy Ong Tsui
Contributing towards efforts to abandon female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya: A situation analysis, Humphres Evelia, Maryam Sheikh Abdi, Carolyne Njue, and Ian Askew
Coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is a product of Sertoli and germ cells in rat testes which is localized at the Sertoli-Sertoli and Sertoli-germ cell interface, Claire Q.F. Wang, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
C-type natriuretic peptide regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics in adult rat testes, Weiliang Xia, Dolores D. Mruk, and C. Yan Cheng
Current concepts of HIV transmission, Gavin Morrow, Laurence Vachot, Panagiotis Vagenas, and Melissa Robbiani
Current research and good practice in HIV and AIDS treatment education, Avina Sarna and Ellen Weiss
Day of dialogue—Insights and evidence from product introduction: Lessons for microbicides, Martha Brady and C. Elizabeth McGrory
Demonstrating public health at work: A demonstration project of congenital syphilis prevention efforts in Bolivia, Sandra G. García, Freddy Tinajeros, Rita Revollo, Eileen Yam, Kara Richmond, Claudia Diaz, and Daniel Grossman
Determining the feasibility of utilizing the microbicide applicator compliance assay for use in clinical trials, Andrea R. Wallace, Aaron Teitelbaum, Livia Wan, Maria Gloria Mulima, Laura Guichard, Stephanie Skoler, Hlengiwe Vilakazi, Fridda S. Mapula, Jasmine Rossier, Sumentheran N. Govender, Pekka Lahteenmaki, Robin A. Maguire, and David M. Phillips
Developing and testing strategies for increasing awareness of the IUD as a contraceptive option, Ricardo Vernon, M.E. Khan, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew, and William Stones
Developing regional operations research training capacity in South Asia, M.E. Khan, James R. Foreit, Sohini Roychowdhury, F. Ram, and Chander Shekhar
Development of a cryopreservation protocol for Leydig cells, Guo-Rong Chen, Renshan Ge, Han Lin, Lei Dong, Chantal M. Sottas, and Matthew P. Hardy
Early marriage and HIV/AIDS: Risk factors among young women in India, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Ectoplasmic specialization: A friend or a foe of spermatogenesis?, Helen H.N. Yan, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng
Effect of a single vaginal administration of levonorgestrel in Carraguard® gel on the ovulatory process: A potential candidate for "dual protection" emergency contraception, Vivian Brache, Horacio B. Croxatto, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Robin A. Maguire, Juan Carlos Montero, Narender Kumar, Ana Maria Salvatierra, Ana Sofia Tejada, Leila Cochon, María Luisa Forcelledo, Pekka Lahteenmaki, Francisco Alvarez, and Anibal Faundes
Effect of introducing an 'afternoon pay clinic' on service utilization and cost recovery (Nepal), Mahendra Pd. Shrestha, Rajesh Swar, Pradeep Panda, M.E. Khan, and Rick Homan
Effects of estradiol with oral or intravaginal progesterone on risk markers for breast cancer in a postmenopausal monkey model, Charles E. Wood, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Yun-yen Tsong, Thomas C. Register, Cynthia J. Lees, and J. Mark Cline
Effects of levonorgestrel-releasing IUS and progesterone receptor modulator PRM CDB-2914 on uterine leiomyomas, Takeshi Maruo, Noriyuki Ohara, Hiroya Matsuo, Qin Xu, Wei Chen, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Elof D.B. Johansson
Effects of oral and transvaginal ethinyl estradiol on hemostatic factors and hepatic proteins in a randomized, crossover study, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Genevieve Plu-Bureau, Joel Menard, Jacqueline Conard, Sushma Kumar, Jean-Christophe Thalabard, Barbara A. Tokay, and Philippe Bouchard
Emergency contraception, female condoms and IUDs in Kenya's public sector: Findings from a national diagnostic assessment, Jill Keesbury, Benter Owino, and Spike Bradford
Engaging advocates from concept to results: Summary report of the Advocates' Consultation on HIV Prevention Trials: Carraguard and VOICE Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa, 18-19 October 2007, Microbicide Trials Network and Population Council