Katharine Dexter McCormick: Examining an Advocate’s Path—Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights through Philanthropic Support for Oral Contraception Development

SummaryThe cold promoted shortening of the thrombotest-times occuring in the plasmas of the majority of women on oral contraception or in the last trimester of pregnancy when incubated overnight at 0°–4° was investigated.The short thrombotest-times were caused by activation of factor VII in a time consuming reaction. Activation was also revealed in the intrinsic coagulation system, but the changes in the activities of coagulation factors other than factor VII were small.Comparison was made between clot promoting effects of cooling and contact, and it was concluded that while contact apparently exerted its main effect in the intrinsic system, cooling predominately activated the extrinsic plasma coagulation system.The cold promoted activation of factor VII seemed to be brought about by an activator.

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Congenital Antithrombin III Deficiency in 3 Families (7 Affected Members)

10.1055/s-0038-1665841 ◽

1979 ◽

Author(s):

J. Conard ◽

M. Samama ◽

M. H. Horellou ◽

B. Cazenave ◽

P. Griguer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽

Antithrombin Iii ◽

Oral Anticoagulants ◽

Vena Cava ◽

Oral Contraception ◽

Vein Thrombosis ◽

Heparin Treatment ◽

At Iii ◽

Antithrombin Iii Deficiency ◽

Deep Vein

A congenital Antithrombin III (AT III) deficiency affecting 7 members of 3 families is reported.The first throrabo-embolic accidents were observed between the age of 22 and 35 : they were spontaneous or occured after delivery or oral contraception. in one patient, a deep vein thrombosis was observed during heparin treatment. in 2 cases, recurrent pulmonary embolic episodes required vena cava ligation. No thromboembolic accident was observed during oral anticoagulation.AT III was measured by an amidolytic method and by the Mancini method on plasma and serum ; the antithrombin activity was determined on serum by the von Kaulla method. in 7 patients, a decreased AT III was found by all the methods performed. The AT III level was around 50 % in patients treated or not by oral anticoagulants One patient was studied during heparin treatment and then under oral anticoagulants : AT III levels were lower under heparin.

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Uterine Prolapse in Madhesh: Gender, Reproductive Rights and Development

i-manager’s Journal on Nursing ◽

10.26634/jnur.1.3.1523 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 25-36

Author(s):

Mukesh Kumar Mishra ◽

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Tej Prasada Adhikari ◽

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Rights ◽

Uterine Prolapse

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Ensuring Reproductive Rights of Women in Nepal: Law and Praxis

Researcher A Research Journal of Culture and Society ◽

10.3126/researcher.v4i1.33811 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 41-62

Author(s):

D. N. Parajuli

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Reproductive Rights ◽

School Curriculum ◽

Fundamental Rights ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

Women And Girls ◽

The Right ◽

Health Rights

Reproductive rights are fundamental rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world, but have a commonality about the protection, preservation and promotion of a woman‘s reproductive health rights. Reproductive rights include the right to autonomy and self-determination , the right of everyone to make free and informed decisions and have full control over their body, sexuality, health, relationships, and if, when and with whom to partner, marry and have children , without any form of discrimination, stigma, coercion or violence. The access and availability of reproductive health services are limited due to geography and other issues, non-availability and refusal of reproductive health services may lead to serious consequences. The State need to ensure accessibility, availability, safe and quality reproductive health services and address the lifecycle needs of women and girls and provide access of every young women and girls to comprehensive sexuality education based on their evolving capacity as their human rights, through its inclusion and proper implementation in school curriculum, community-based awareness program and youth led mass media. It is necessary for strengthening compliance, in a time-bound manner, with international human rights standards that Nepal has ratified that protect, promote, and fulfill the basic human rights and reproductive health rights in Nepal and also need to review standards and conventions that Nepal has had reservations about or those that have been poorly implemented in the country.

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