silicon and Pelvic-Inflammatory-Disease
silicon has been researched along with Pelvic-Inflammatory-Disease* in 2 studies
Other Studies
2 other study(ies) available for silicon and Pelvic-Inflammatory-Disease
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Measurement of luminal nitric oxide in the uterine cavity using a silicon balloon catheter.
The aim of this pilot case-control study was to measure nitric oxide (NO) gas in air incubated in a catheter balloon in the uterus of healthy women and patients with pelvic inflammatory disease, to determine the optimal time of incubation and to find whether NO level rises after manipulation in the uterine cavity. We measured nitric oxide levels in air incubated for 2-10 min in a catheter balloon in the uterine cavity in 6 non pregnant women from 22 to 50 years of age with lower abdominal pain and 10 healthy women with regular menstrual cycles. After an incubation time of just 2 min, intrauterine nitric oxide levels were significantly increased in patients with diagnosed pelvic inflammatory disease compared to healthy women. Uterine nitric oxide levels did not rise after manipulation in the uterine cavity. In conclusion, NO gas can be measured directly in the uterine cavity with a fast, simple, well-tolerated and safe method. The levels of nitric oxide are increased in women diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease already after an incubation time of 2 min. Topics: Abdominal Pain; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Catheters; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Nitric Oxide; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Pilot Projects; Silicon; Uterus; Young Adult | 2011 |
Intrauterine devices Wang S.S Cu 380 as compared to ML Cu 375, Nova T, T Cu 300, 7 Cu 200, Lippes Loop and Ohta Ring: clinical / physiopathological parameters.
IUDs are rigid and heavy thus irritating the endometrium. Their design accounts for many side effects and encourages pelvic infections. IUDs may even facilitate transmission of HIV. Since some health professionals and patients consider some IUDs to be harmful or unacceptable, researchers have worked on developing a newly designed IUD which meets the criteria for and ideal IUD. Some criteria include soft and flexible in nature and inside the uterus, safe, no migration, and light in weight. Taiwanese researchers have developed such an IUD. The silicone skeleton of the Wang SS (soft and safe) Copper 380 and 300 IUDs is bow-shaped with each arm of the bow tapering off from the middle and ending with a small rounded knob. Copper wire (0.31 mm x 380 sq mm or 0.31 mm x 300 sq mm) coils around the holeless vertical stem (3 cm). The monofilament nylon string is fixed in the middle of the stem by an enlarged top. Researchers designed the Wang SS Cu 300 for nulliparous women and the Wang SS Cu 380 for multiparous women. If physicians use a Wang IUD from a sterilized package, they can insert it without wearing sterile gloves. They need to clean the cervix. They must use a single tooth tenaculum to stabilize the uterus and to straighten the uterine axis. After placing the Wang IUD in the inserter, adjusting the flange, and putting the plunger on the inserter, they need to safely introduce the inserter into the uterine cavity to the point where the inserter touches the fundus or the flange touches the cervix. They then must push the plunger to insert the IUD. Insertion should be done immediately after menstruation. Clinicians need to conduct clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of the Wang Ss Cu IUDs. Topics: Asia; Asia, Eastern; Birth Rate; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; China; Contraception; Demography; Developing Countries; Disease; Economics; Family Planning Services; Fertility; HIV Infections; Infections; Inorganic Chemicals; Intrauterine Devices; Intrauterine Devices, Copper; Nylons; Parity; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Polyethylene; Polymers; Population; Population Dynamics; Research; Silicon; Silicones; Taiwan; Technology; Therapeutics; Virus Diseases | 1992 |