Vaginal distribution of Replens® and K-Y® Jelly using three imaging techniques

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Mauck, Christine K ^a   Katz, David ^b   Sandefer, Erik P ^c   Nasution, Marlina D ^d   Henderson, Marcus ^e   Digenis, George A ^f   Su, Irene ^g   Page, Richard ^c   Barnhart, Kurt ^g  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Scintipharma Inc   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e Duke University   (United States)

^f University of Kentucky   (United States)

^g Penn Fertility Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Fiberoptic; Imaging; Microbicide; MRI; Scintigraphy; Spreading; Vagina

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LUBRICATING AGENT; POLYCARBOPHIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; GEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PARITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CELLULOSE; COLPOSCOPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARITY; PHOSPHATES; PREGNANCY; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; WALKING;

EID: 39149145460     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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