As a way to indirectly investigate the effects of lubricating products used by infertile women during intercourse on sperm quality, semen from 22 normospermic men was tested against several common lubricants (Pre-Seed®, Astroglide®, K-Y® Sensitive®, K-Y® Warming®, and K-Y® Tingling) and natural oils (baby, canola, sesame, and mustard) at 0, 5, 30 and 60 minutes.
Bevacizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor and has documented single-agent activity in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
The recently published ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of hyperlipidemia have elicited considerable controversy, particularly for the movement away from targeting LDL levels and for the perceived raising of the indications for statin therapy.
Almost all of the women who elected to continue use of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system by replacement after the first 5-year interval had favorable bleeding patterns during the second 5 years of use, with almost half experiencing amenorrhea.