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Submissions from 2022
Measuring potential interest in a postpartum contraceptive vaginal ring among breastfeeding women in India, Lorna Begg, James Sailer, Avishek Hazra, Malabika Roy, Ruth Merkatz, Lisa Haddad, Rebecca Brodsky, and John Bongaarts
mTORC1/rpS6 and p-FAK-Y407 signaling regulate spermatogenesis: Insights from studies of the adjudin pharmaceutical/toxicant model, Lingling Wang, Linxi Li, Xiaolong Wu, Chris K.C. Wong, Adolfo Perrotta, Bruno Silvestrini, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Nestorone nanosuspension-loaded dissolving microneedles array patch: A promising novel approach for “on-demand” hormonal female-controlled peritcoital contraception, Ebru Altuntaş, Ismaiel A. Tekko, Lalitkumar K. Vora, Narender Kumar, Rebecca Brodsky, Olivier Chevallier, Emma McAlister, Qonita Kurnia Anjani, Helen O. McCarthy, and Ryan F. Donnelly
Patent: System for providing birth control, Bruce Variano
Progress in male contraception: A brief summary of the Third International Congress on Male Contraception, May 2022, Christina Wang, Diana Blithe, Stephanie Page, David Serfaty, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Recap of the Sixth International Symposium on Intrauterine Devices and Systems for Women's Health, Rachel Ferat, Lisa Haddad, Carolyn Westhoff, and David Hubacher
Results of a phase 1, randomized, placebo controlled first-in-human trial of griffithsin formulated in a carrageenan vaginal gel, Natalia Teleshova, Marla J. Keller, José Fernández-Romero, Barbara Friedland, George W. Creasy, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Laurie Ray, Patrick Barnable, Larisa Kizima, Aixa Rodriguez, Nadjet Cornejal, Claudia Melo, Gearoff Cruz Rodriguez, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Giulia Calenda, Shweta U. Sinkar, Thierry Bonnaire, Asa Wesenberg, Shimin Zhang, Kyle Kleinbeck, Kenneth Palmer, Mohcine Alami, Barry R. O'Keefe, Patrick Gillevet, Hong Hur, Yupu Liang, Gabriela Santone, Raina N. Fichorova, Tamara Kalir, and Thomas Zydowsky
Role of laminin and collagen chains in human spermatogenesis—Insights from studies in rodents and scRNA-Seq transcriptome profiling, Xiaolong Wu, Sheng Gao, Lingling Wang, Tiao Bu, Siwen Wu, Liwei Zhou, Jie Shi, Di Wu, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Sexually transmitted infections in pregnant people with human immunodeficiency virus: Temporal trends, demographic correlates, and association with preterm birth, Marisa R. Young, Carly Broadwell, Deborah Kacanek, Ellen G. Chadwick, Jennifer Jao, Anna Barbara Moscicki, Kathleen Powis, Katherine Tassiopoulos, Lynn M. Yee, and Lisa Haddad
ShangRing versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: A multicentre, non-inferiority, adaptive, randomised controlled trial, Spyridon P. Basourakos, Quincy G. Nang, Karla V. Ballman, Omar Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Nahid Punjani, Kaylee Ho, Mark Barone, Quentin Awori, Daniel Ouma, Jairus Oketch, Alice E. Christensen, Augustino Hellar, Maende Makokha, Alphonce Isangu, Robert Salim, Jackson Lija, Ronald H. Gray, Stephen Kiboneka, Aggrey Anok, Godfrey Kigozi, Regina Nakabuye, Charles Ddamulira, Andrew Mulooki, Silas Odiya, Rose Nazziwa, Marc Goldstein, Philip S. Li, and Richard K. Lee
Small molecules targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein receptor-binding domain, Yoel Rodriguez, Scarlet Martínez Cardoze, Onyinyechi W. Obineche, Claudia Melo, Ashanna Persaud, and José Fernández-Romero
SNAC for enhanced oral bioavailability: An updated review, Nagavendra Kommineni, Vaskuri G.S. Sainaga Jyothi, Arun Butreddy, Saka Raju, Tovi Shapira, Wahid Khan, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Abraham J. Domb
“They're forcing people to have children that they can't afford”: A qualitative study of social support and capital among individuals receiving an abortion in Georgia, Madison S. Dickey, Elizabeth A. Mosley, Elizabeth A. Clark, Sarah Cordes, Eva Lathrop, and Lisa Haddad
Transport and permeation properties of dapivirine: Understanding potential drug-drug interactions, Ruohui Zheng, Guru R. Valicherla, Junmei Zhang, Jeremy Nuttall, Peter Silvera, Leslie J. Marshall, Philip E. Empey, and Lisa C. Rohan
Trichomonas vaginalis and spontaneous preterm birth in a high-risk obstetric cohort in Atlanta, GA, Marisa R. Young, Kristin M. Wall, Carolynn M. Dude, Emily R. Burdette, Denise J. Jamieson, Igho Ofotokun, and Lisa Haddad
Submissions from 2021
Addressing contraceptive needs exacerbated by COVID-19: A call for increasing choice and access to self-managed methods, Lisa Haddad, Saumya RamaRao, Avishek Hazra, Harriet Birungi, and James Sailer
AKAP9 supports spermatogenesis through its effects on microtubule and actin cytoskeletons in the rat testis, Siwen Wu, Linxi Li, Xiaolong Wu, Chris K.C. Wong, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Algal and cyanobacterial lectins and their antimicrobial properties, José Fernández-Romero, Maria Gabriela Paglini, Christine Priano, Adolfina Koroch, Yoel Rodriguez, James Sailer, and Natalia Teleshova
A local regulatory network in the testis mediated by laminin and collagen fragments that supports spermatogenesis, Linxi Li, Huitao Li, Lingling Wang, Tiao Bu, Shiwen Liu, Baiping Mao, and C. Yan Cheng
An in vitro assay to monitor sertoli cell blood-testis barrier (BTB) integrity, Siwen Wu, Lingling Wang, Elizabeth I. Tang, Junlu Wang, and C. Yan Cheng
Antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-SARS-CoV activity of commercial products of Xylopia (Xylopia aethiopica), Claudia Melo, Rosemary Perdomo, Fadel Yerima, Oneil Mahoney, Nadjet Cornejal, Sahar Alsaidi, Sahar Coron, Thierry Bonnaire, Shimin Zhang, Thomas Zydowsky, Christine Priano, José Fernández-Romero, Rodolfo Juliani, and Adolfina Koroch
Antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity of commercial samples of guava leaves, Claudia Melo, Nadjet Cornejal, Victor Cruz, Sahar Alsaidi, Gearoff Cruz Rodriguez, Aned Gomez Ramirez, Victor Sorel, Thierry Bonnaire, Thomas Zydowsky, Christine Priano, José Fernández-Romero, and Adolfina Koroch
Blocking α4β7 integrin delays viral rebound in SHIVSF162P3-infected macaques treated with anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies, Ines Frank, Maria Sole Cigoli, Muhammad Shafique Arif, Marissa D. Fahlberg, Stephanie Maldonado, Giulia Calenda, Amarendra Pegu, Eun Sung Yang, Reda Rawi, Gwo-Yu Chuang, Hui Geng, Cuiping Liu, Tongqing Zhou, Peter D. Kwong, James Arthos, Claudia Cicala, Brooke Grasperge, James L. Blanchard, Agegnehu Gettie, Christine M. Fennessey, Brandon F. Keele, Monica Vaccari, Thomas J. Hope, Anthony S. Fauci, John R. Mascola, and Elena Martinelli
Contraception au futur: Nouvelles techniques à l’horizon de la prochaine décennie, Régine Sitruk-Ware
Contraception methods used among women with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in a large United States clinical trial, 2009–2011, Anandi N. Sheth, Christine D. Angert, Lisa Haddad, C. Christina Mehta, and Susan E. Cohn
Contraceptive technologies: Looking ahead to new approaches to increase options for family planning, Lisa Haddad, John Townsend, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Dissecting mammalian spermatogenesis using spatial transcriptomics, Haiqi Chen, Evan Murray, Anubhav Sinha, Jilong Li, Daniel Lesman, Xichen Nie, Jim Hotaling, Jingtao Guo, Bradley R. Cairns, Evan Z. Macosko, C. Yan Cheng, and Fei Chen
Dynamic profiles and transcriptional preferences of histone modifications during spermiogenesis, Yinchuan Li, Panpan Mi, Xue Chen, Jiabao Wu, Weibing Qin, Yiqi Shen, Pingbao Zhang, Yunge Tang, C. Yan Cheng, and Fei Sun
Estimating the market size for a dual prevention pill: Adding contraception to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to increase uptake, Lorna Begg, Rebecca Brodsky, Barbara Friedland, Sanyukta Mathur, James Sailer, and George W. Creasy
Griffithsin and carrageenan combination results in antiviral synergy against SARS-CoV-1 and 2 in a pseudoviral model, Sahar Alsaidi, Nadjet Cornejal, Oneil Mahoney, Claudia Melo, Neeharika Verma, Thierry Bonnaire, Theresa Chang, Barry R. O'Keefe, James Sailer, Thomas Zydowsky, Natalia Teleshova, and José Fernández-Romero
Harnessing the power of partnership to advance reproductive health and rights, Julia Bunting and Régine Sitruk-Ware
HIV-1 establishes a sanctuary site in the testis by permeating the BTB through changes in cytoskeletal organization, Siwen Wu, Ines Frank, Nina Derby, Elena Martinelli, and C. Yan Cheng
KIF15 supports spermatogenesis via its effects on Sertoli cell microtubule, actin, vimentin and septin cytoskeletons, Siwen Wu, Lixiu Lv, Linxi Li, Lingling Wang, Baiping Mao, Jun Li, Xian Shen, Renshan Ge, Chris K.C. Wong, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Marijuana, opioid, and alcohol use among pregnant and postpartum individuals living with HIV in the US, Lynn M. Yee, Deborah Kacanek, Chase Brightwell, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer Jao, Kathleen M. Powis, Tzy-Jyun Yao, Emily Barr, Carly Broadwell, Suzanne Siminski, George R. Seage, Ellen G. Chadwick, and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS)
Marijuana, opioid, and alcohol use among pregnant and postpartum individuals living with HIV in the US, Lynn M. Yee, Deborah Kacanek, Chase Brightwell, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer Jao, Kathleen M. Powis, Tzy-Jyun Yao, Emily Barr, Carly Broadwell, Suzanne Siminski, George R. Seage, Ellen G. Chadwick, and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS)
Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) in microtubule cytoskeletal dynamics and spermatogenesis, Lingling Wang, Ming Yan, Chris K.C. Wong, Renshan Ge, Xiaolong Wu, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Motor proteins and spermatogenesis, Siwen Wu, Huitao Li, Lingling Wang, Nathan Mak, Xiaolong Wu, Renshan Ge, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
NC1-peptide derived from collagen α3 (IV) chain is a blood-tissue barrier regulator: Lesson from the testis, Shiwen Liu, Huitao Li, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Nestorone®, a 19nor‐progesterone derivative boosts remyelination in an animal model of demyelination, Martine El-Etr, Yvette Akwa, Marion Rame, Michael Schumacher, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Patent: System for providing birth control, Bruce Variano
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a copper intrauterine contraceptive system releasing ulipristal acetate: A randomized proof-of-concept study, Vivian Brache, Carolina Sales Vieira, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Maud Lansiaux, Ruth Merkatz, Heather Sussman, Leila Cochon, Ana-Sofia Tejada, Narender Kumar, Dan Loeven, Diana Blithe, Abi Santhosh Aprem, Alistair Williams, Athilakshmi Kannan, Indrani C. Bagchi, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Polymorphism characterization of segesterone acetate: A comprehensive study using XRPD, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, Fermin F.H. Aragon, Clement M. Haeck, Paulo C. Morais, and Bruce Variano
Progress in progestin-based therapies for neurological disorders, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Brooke Bonsack, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Michael Schumacher, Narender Kumar, Jea-Young Lee, Vanessa Castelli, Sydney Corey, Alexandreya Coats, Nadia Sadanandan, Bella Gonzales-Portillo, Matt Heyck, Alex Shear, Cozene Blaise, Henry Zhang, Michael Sheyner, Julián García-Sánchez, Lisset Navarro, Martine El-Etr, Alejandro De Nicola, and Cesario V. Borlongan
Segesterone acetate serum levels with a regression model of continuous use of the segesterone acetate/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive vaginal system, James Liu, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, David F. Archer, James A. Simon, Andrew M. Kaunitz, Shelli Graham, Brian Bernick, and Sebastian Mirkin
Sex differences in the cerebroprotection by Nestorone intranasal delivery following stroke in mice, Magalie Fréchou, Xiaoyan Zhu, Narender Kumar, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Michael Schumacher, Claudia Mattern, and Rachida Guennoun
Silicone elastomer formulations for improved performance of a multipurpose vaginal ring releasing dapivirine and levonorgestrel, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Clare F. McCoy, Peter Boyd, Leeanne Brown, Matthew Kihara, François Martin, Nicole McMullen, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Patrick Spence, Bashir Hansraj, Brid Devlin, and R. Karl Malcolm
Tex13a optimizes sperm motility via its potential roles in mRNA turnover, Yinchuan Li, Panpan Mi, Xue Chen, Jiabao Wu, Xiaohua Liu, Yunge Tang, Jinmei Cheng, Yingying Huang, Weibing Qin, and C. Yan Cheng
The effect of antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 in pregnancy on gestational weight gain, Naima T. Joseph, Glen A. Satten, Rachel E. Williams, Lisa Haddad, Denise J. Jamieson, Anandi N. Sheth, and Martina L. Badell
The non-hormonal male contraceptive adjudin exerts its effects via MAPs and signaling proteins mTORC1/rpS6 and FAK-Y407, Lingling Wang, Ming Yan, Huitao Li, Siwen Wu, Renshan Ge, Chris K.C. Wong, Bruno Silvestrini, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
The promise of the dual prevention pill: A framework for development and introduction, Barbara Friedland, Sanyukta Mathur, and Lisa Haddad
The vaginal microbiota, bacterial biofilms and polymeric drug-releasing vaginal rings, Louise Carson, Ruth Merkatz, Elena Martinelli, Peter Boyd, Bruce Variano, Teresa Sallent, and R. Karl Malcolm
Use of simulated vaginal and menstrual fluids to model in vivo discolouration of silicone elastomer vaginal rings, Clare F. McCoy, Patrick Spence, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Peter Boyd, Bindi Dangi, Tiffany Derrick, Brid Devlin, Kyle Kleinbeck, and R. Karl Malcolm
Submissions from 2020
Actin binding proteins, actin cytoskeleton and spermatogenesis—Lesson from toxicant models, Lingling Wang, Ming Yan, Siwen Wu, Xiaolong Wu, Tiao Bu, Chris K.C. Wong, Renshan Ge, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
An exploration of the role of Sertoli cells on fetal testis development using cell ablation strategy, Yu-Qian Wang, Jin-Mei Cheng, Qing Wen, Ji-Xin Tang, Jian Li, Su-Ren Chen, and Yi-Xun Liu
Anti-α4β7 monoclonal antibody–conjugated nanoparticles block integrin α4β7 on intravaginal T cells in rhesus macaques, Sidi Yang, Geraldine Arrode-Bruses, Ines Frank, Brooke Grasperge, James Blanchard, Agegnehu Gettie, Elena Martinelli, and Emmanuel A. Ho
Bioactive fragments of laminin and collagen chains—Lesson from the testis, Huitao Li, Shiwen Liu, Siwen Wu, Linxi Li, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Chagas disease screening using point-of-care testing in an at-risk obstetric population, Lindsey E. Zamora, Federico Palacio, Debra S. Kozlowski, Kamini Doraivelu, Carolynn M. Dude, Denise J. Jamieson, and Lisa Haddad
Crosstalk between Sertoli and germ cells in male fertility, Siwen Wu, Ming Yan, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Dose-finding study of a 90-day contraceptive vaginal ring releasing estradiol and segesterone acetate, Melissa J. Chen, Mitchell Creinin, David K. Turok, David F. Archer, Kurt T. Barnhart, Carolyn Westhoff, Michael A. Thomas, Jeffrey T. Jensen, Bruce Variano, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Anita Shanker, Jill Long, and Diana Blithe
Editorial: The 6th International IUD Symposium, David Hubacher, James Sailer, Carolyn Westhoff, and IUD Symposium Organizing Committee
Endogenously produced LG3/4/5-peptide protects testes against toxicant-induced injury, Linxi Li, Baiping Mao, Siwen Wu, Huitao Li, Lixiu Lv, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Expanding Access and Instilling Faith in Vaccines, James Sailer
ICA Foundation supports LNG IUS access in low- and middle-income countries, Population Council
Microtubule cytoskeleton and spermatogenesis—Lesson from studies of toxicant models, Lingling Wang, Ming Yan, Siwen Wu, Baiping Mao, Chris K.C. Wong, Renshan Ge, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
NC1-peptide from collagen α3 (IV) chains in the basement membrane of testes regulates spermatogenesis via p-FAK-Y407, Huitao Li, Shiwen Liu, Siwen Wu, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
NC1‐peptide regulates spermatogenesis through changes in cytoskeletal organization mediated by EB1, Shiwen Liu, Huitao Li, Siwen Wu, Linxi Li, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
No-flip ShangRing circumcision in 10-12 year old boys: Results from randomized clinical trials in Kenya, Omar Al Hussein Alawamlh, Quentin Awori, Mark Barone, Soo-Jeong Kim, Marc Goldstein, Philip S. Li, and Richard K. Lee
Patent: Method of providing birth control, George W. Creasy and Ruth Merkatz
Progesterone vaginal ring as a new contraceptive option for lactating mothers: Evidence from a multicenter non-randomized comparative clinical trial in India, Malabika Roy, Avishek Hazra, Ruth Merkatz, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Mohcine Alami, L.N. Gaur, Kumudha Aruldas, Heather Sussman, Bruce Variano, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Reorganized 3D genome structures support transcriptional regulation in mouse spermatogenesis, Zhengyu Luo, Xiaorong Wang, Hong Jiang, Ruoyu Wang, Jian Chen, Yusheng Chen, Qianlan Xu, Jun Cao, Xiaowen Gong, Ji Wu, Yungui Yang, Wenbo Li, Chunsheng Han, C. Yan Cheng, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Fei Sun, and Xiaoyuan Song
Role of cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) proteins in spermatogenesis, Linxi Li, Huitao Li, Lingling Wang, Siwen Wu, Lixiu Lv, Anam Tahir, Xiang Xiao, Chris K.C. Wong, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Role of microtubule +TIPs and -TIPs in spermatogenesis—Insights from studies of toxicant models, Baiping Mao, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Taking the daily grind out of HIV prevention, Thomas Zydowsky
Testin regulates the blood‐testis barrier via disturbing occludin/ZO‐1 association and actin organization, Linlin Su, Zhaohua Wang, Songtao Xie, Dahai Hu, C. Yan Cheng, Dolores D. Mruk, and Yongjun Guan
The ins and outs of drug-releasing vaginal rings: A literature review of expulsions and removals, Peter Boyd, Ruth Merkatz, Bruce Variano, and R. Karl Malcolm
The Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research: A nonprofit product-development entity, Population Council
Unraveling epigenomic abnormality in azoospermic human males by WGBS, RNA-Seq, and transcriptome profiling analyses, Xiaolong Wu, Chunhai Luo, Longfei Hu, Xue Chen, Yunmei Chen, Jue Fan, C. Yan Cheng, and Fei Sun
Submissions from 2019
A tat/rev induced limiting dilution assay to measure viral reservoirs in non-human primate models of HIV infection, Ines Frank, Arpan Acharya, Nanda K. Routhu, Meropi Aravantinou, Justin L. Harper, Stephanie Maldonado, Maria Sole Cigoli, Stanka Semova, Svetlana Mazel, Mirko Paiardini, Nina Derby, Siddappa Byrareddy, and Elena Martinelli
Beyond contraception and hormone replacement therapy: Advancing Nestorone to a neuroprotective drug in the clinic, Julian P. Tuazon, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Cesario V. Borlongan
Bleeding profile associated with 1-year use of the segesterone acetate/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive vaginal system: Pooled analysis from phase 3 trials, Carolina Sales Vieira, Ian S. Fraser, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Anne E. Burke, Carolyn Westhoff, Jeffrey T. Jensen, Vivian Brache, Luis Bahamondes, Ruth Merkatz, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Diana Blithe
Bone turnover markers in women participating in a dose-finding trial of a contraceptive vaginal ring releasing Nestorone and estradiol, Molly Tiedeken, Carolyn Westhoff, Adi Cohen, Serge Cremers, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Diana Blithe, and The NICHD Contraceptive Trials Network Vaginal Ring Group
CAMSAP2 is a microtubule minus-end targeting protein (-TIP) that regulates BTB dynamics through cytoskeletal organization, Baiping Mao, Linxi Li, Renshan Ge, Chao Li, Chris K.C. Wong, Bruno Silvestrini, Qing-Quan Lian, and C. Yan Cheng
Cdc42 is involved in NC1 peptide-regulated BTB dynamics through actin and microtubule cytoskeletal reorganization, Wenhui Su and C. Yan Cheng
Combined Nestorone–testosterone gel suppresses serum gonadotropins to concentrations associated with effective hormonal contraception in men, Bradley D. Anawalt, Mara Y. Roth, Jonas Ceponis, Vijaya Surampadi, John K. Amory, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Peter Y. Liu, Clint Dart, William J. Bremner, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Narender Kumar, Diana Blithe, Stephanie T. Page, and Christina Wang
Comparative transcriptome analysis of the human endocervix and ectocervix during the proliferative and secretory phases of the menstrual cycle, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Y. Liang, H. Hur, Guillermo Villegas, Giulia Calenda, Alexandra Reis, Lily Millen, Patrick Barnable, Lisa Mamkina, Narender Kumar, Tamara Kalir, Rhoda Sperling, and Natalia Teleshova
Delayed vaginal SHIV infection in VRC01 and anti-α4β7 treated rhesus macaques, Giulia Calenda, Ines Frank, Geraldine Arrode-Bruses, Amarendra Pegu, Keyun Wang, James Arthos, Claudia Cicala, Kenneth A. Rogers, Lisa Shirreff, Brooke Grasperge, James L. Blanchard, Stephanie Maldonado, Kevin Roberts, Agegnehu Gettie, Francois Villinger, Anthony S. Fauci, John R. Mascola, and Elena Martinelli
Efficacy and safety of a 1-year segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive vaginal system, Ruth Merkatz, Maureen Magnani, Heather Sussman, George W. Creasy, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Efficacy of the 1-year (13-cycle) segesterone acetate and ethinylestradiol contraceptive vaginal system: Results of two multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 3 trials, David F. Archer, Ruth Merkatz, Luis Bahamondes, Carolyn Westhoff, Philip Darney, Dan Apter, Jeffrey T. Jensen, Vivian Brache, Anita L. Nelson, Erika Banks, György Bártfai, David J. Portman, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Clint Dart, Narender Kumar, George W. Creasy, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Diana Blithe
Emerging role for SRC family kinases in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Xiang Xiao, Yue Yang, Baiping Mao, C. Yan Cheng, and Ya Ni
F5-peptide and mTORC1/rpS6 effectively enhance BTB transport function in the testis—Lesson from the adjudin model, Baiping Mao, Linxi Li, Ming Yan, Chris K.C. Wong, Bruno Silvestrini, Chao Li, Renshan Ge, Qing-Quan Lian, and C. Yan Cheng
F5-peptide enhances the efficacy of the non-hormonal male contraceptive adjudin, Haiqi Chen, Dolores D. Mruk, Chris K.C. Wong, Bruno Silvestrini, and C. Yan Cheng
In vitro release testing methods for drug-releasing vaginal rings, Peter Boyd, Bruce Variano, Patrick Spence, Clare F. McCoy, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Yahya H. Dallal Bashi, and R. Karl Malcolm
Kruppel-like factor 6 regulates Sertoli cell blood-testis barrier, Xiu-Xia Wang, Yan Zhang, Xiao-Yu Li, Jian Li, Ji-Xin Tang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Shou-Long Deng, C. Yan Cheng, and Yi-Xun Liu
mTORC1/rpS6 and spermatogenic function in the testis—Insights from the adjudin model, Siwen Wu, Ming Yan, Linxi Li, Baiping Mao, Chris K.C. Wong, Renshan Ge, Qing-Quan Lian, and C. Yan Cheng
mTORC1/rpS6 signaling complex that modifies BTB transport function—An in vivo study using the adjudin model, Ming Yan, Linxi Li, Baiping Mao, Huitao Li, Stephen Y.T. Li, Dolores D. Mruk, Bruno Silvestrini, Qing-Quan Lian, Renshan Ge, and C. Yan Cheng
Mucosal susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus infection in the proliferative and secretory phases of the menstrual cycle, Giulia Calenda, Guillermo Villegas, Alexandra Reis, Lily Millen, Patrick Barnable, Lisa Mamkina, Narender Kumar, Kevin Roberts, Tamara Kalir, Elena Martinelli, Rhoda Sperling, and Natalia Teleshova
Myosin VIIa supports spermatid/organelle transport and cell adhesion during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, Qing Wen, Siwen Wu, Will M. Lee, Chris K.C. Wong, Wing-Yee Lui, Bruno Silvestrini, and C. Yan Cheng
Planar cell polarity protein Dishevelled 3 (Dvl3) regulates ectoplasmic specialization (ES) dynamics in the testis through changes in cytoskeletal organization, Linxi Li, Baiping Mao, Ming Yan, Siwen Wu, Renshan Ge, Qing-Quan Lian, and C. Yan Cheng
Post-use ring weight and residual drug content as potential objective measures of user adherence to a contraceptive progesterone vaginal ring, Diarmaid J. Murphy, Clare F. McCoy, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Saumya RamaRao, Ruth Merkatz, Heather Clark, Peter Boyd, Bruce Variano, and R. Karl Malcolm
Preventing secondary exposure to women from men applying a novel Nestorone/testosterone contraceptive gel, F. Yuen, S. Wu, A. Thirumalai, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Stephanie T. Page, Peter Y. Liu, Clint Dart, H. Wu, Diana Blithe, Régine Sitruk-Ware, J. Long, F. Bai, L. Hull, William J. Bremner, Bradley D. Anawalt, and Christina Wang