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A review of the effectiveness and acceptability of the female condom for dual protectionMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Sex Health 9:18-26. 2012....- Bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection among women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic: a longitudinal analysis of possible causal linksMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Ann Epidemiol 22:213-20. 2012..Interactions between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and inflammatory sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydial infection, are not well understood. Furthermore, evidence regarding the sexual transmission of BV is equivocal... 
Association between semen exposure and incident bacterial vaginosisMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2011:842652. 2011..CONCLUSION. The inconsistent association between condom use and BV in prior studies could be from reporting bias. We found evidence of a relationship between semen exposure and incident BV...
Self-reported condom use is associated with reduced risk of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasisMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:829-33. 2007..To evaluate the association between self-reported condom use and prevalent and incident chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis...- Risk factors for incident herpes simplex type 2 virus infection among women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinicMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:679-85. 2008..To estimate the incidence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) infection, to identify risk factors for its acquisition, and to assess the protective effect of condoms... - Intravaginal practices among female sex workers in Kibera, KenyaMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Sex Transm Infect 86:318-22. 2010..To assess vaginal cleansing and lubricant use among female sex workers (FSW) in Kenya participating in a 6-month, prospective study of the acceptability of the use of the diaphragm... - Predictors of unprotected sex among female sex workers in Madagascar: comparing semen biomarkers and self-reported dataMaria F Gallo
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
AIDS Behav 14:1279-86. 2010..Caution must be taken when interpreting self-reported sexual behavior measures or when adjusting for them in analyses evaluating interventions for the prevention of HIV/STIs... - Assessment of changes in condom use among female sex workers in a prospective cohort study introducing diaphragm use for disease preventionMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Am J Epidemiol 172:606-12. 2010..These findings suggest that, despite concerns that introduction of the diaphragm would result in more risky sexual behaviors, reported condom use increased and number of partners decreased... - Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis by human immunodeficiency virus infection statusMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:270-4. 2011..To assess the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) by using Amsel criteria, overall and by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status... - Determinants of condom use among female sex workers in Kenya: a case-crossover analysisMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:733-8. 2011..We evaluated predictors of consistent condom use among female sex workers (FSWs), a core group for controlling the spread of HIV... - Do women using long-acting reversible contraception reduce condom use? A novel study design incorporating semen biomarkersMaria F Gallo
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2011:107140. 2011..Namely, we propose to use a randomized controlled trial design and to use a biological marker of semen exposure for measuring changes in condom use... - Discordance between spermatozoa detection and self-reported semen exposureMaria F Gallo
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:909-12. 2011.... - Validity of self-reported 'safe sex' among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya--PSA analysisM F Gallo
Family Health International Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Int J STD AIDS 18:33-8. 2007..99, 1.2). The study found evidence that participants failed to report recent unprotected sex. Furthermore, because PSA begins to clear immediately after exposure, our measures of misreported semen exposure likely are underestimations... - Prostate-specific antigen to ascertain reliability of self-reported coital exposure to semenMaria F Gallo
Family Health International FHI, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:476-9. 2006..The objective of this study was to assess the validity of women's reports of recent unprotected sex by testing for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal samples... - Nonlatex vs. latex male condoms for contraception: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsM F Gallo
Family Health International, P O Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 68:319-26. 2003..The contraceptive efficacy of nonlatex condoms requires more research... - Continuous versus cyclic use of combined oral contraceptives for contraception: systematic Cochrane review of randomized controlled trialsA Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, and Family Health International, Durham, NC, USA
Hum Reprod 21:573-8. 2006.... - Hormonal contraception during lactation. systematic review of randomized controlled trialsS T Truitt
Family Health International, P.O. Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 68:233-8. 2003..At least one properly conducted randomized controlled trial of adequate size is urgently needed to make recommendations regarding hormonal contraceptive use for lactating women... - Randomised controlled trial on whether advance knowledge of prostate-specific antigen testing improves participant reporting of unprotected sexSarah C Thomsen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Sex Transm Infect 83:419-20. 2007..To determine whether the process of informing research participants that they would be tested for the presence of a biological marker of semen exposure would reduce bias in their reports of unprotected sex... - Sponge versus diaphragm for contraception: a Cochrane reviewM A Kuyoh
Family Health International, P.O. Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 67:15-8. 2003..Other randomized controlled trials will be needed to resolve the role of spermicides in preventing sexually transmitted infections or in causing adverse effects... - Fertility awareness-based methods for contraception: systematic review of randomized controlled trialsDavid A Grimes
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 72:85-90. 2005..The efficacy and acceptability of these methods are unclear... - Combination estrogen-progestin contraceptives and body weight: systematic review of randomized controlled trialsMaria F Gallo
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:359-73. 2004..CONCLUSION: Available evidence is insufficient to determine the effect of combination contraceptives on weight, but no large effect is evident... - Twenty micrograms vs. >20 microg estrogen oral contraceptives for contraception: systematic review of randomized controlled trialsMaria F Gallo
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 71:162-9. 2005..While health care providers and women might select COCs containing 20 microg EE based on theoretical improvements in safety profile from the reduced dose of estrogen, no evidence is available to support this choice... - Steroid hormones for contraception in men: systematic review of randomized controlled trialsDavid A Grimes
Family Health International, P O Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Contraception 71:89-94. 2005..To avoid bias, future trials need to pay more attention on the methodological requirements for randomized controlled trials. Trials with adequate power would also be helpful... - Skin patch and vaginal ring versus combined oral contraceptives for contraceptionLaureen M Lopez
Behavioral and Biomedical Research, Family Health International, P O Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, 27709
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD003552. 2010..Ring users generally had fewer adverse events than COC users but more vaginal irritation and discharge. High losses to follow up can affect the validity of the results... - The magnitude of abortion complications in KenyaHailemichael Gebreselassie
Ipas Africa Alliance, Nairobi, Kenya
BJOG 112:1229-35. 2005..03. CONCLUSIONS: The high rate of abortion-related morbidity and mortality documented in the study highlights the critical need to address the issue of unsafe abortion in Kenya... - A systematic review of more than one dose of misoprostol after mifepristone for abortion up to 10 weeks of gestationMaria F Gallo
Ipas, Research and Evaluation Unit, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
Contraception 74:36-41. 2006..This review aimed to assess the effectiveness, acceptability and safety of regimens that include mifepristone and multiple misoprostol doses for abortion up to 10 weeks of gestation... - An assessment of abortion services in public health facilities in Mozambique: women's and providers' perspectivesMaria F Gallo
Research and Evaluation Associate, Ipas, Chapel Hill NC, USA
Reprod Health Matters 12:218-26. 2004..Current efforts by the Ministry to improve abortion care services have focused on training of providers in all these matters and integration of contraceptive provision into post-abortion care...