{"title":"Menstrual blood loss, iron nutriture, and the effects of Alza-T IPCS 52, T-Cu 220C and Lippes Loop D in Korean women.","authors":"B S Tchai, S W Kim, J H Han, M W Im","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The upper normal limit of menstrual blood loss (MBL) associated with iron deficiency, and the change of MBL and length of time necessary for development of iron depletion after IUD insertion in 193 healthy Korean women were studied. The mean MBL was 33.4 +or- 23.4 (SD) ml and the variation of MBL in different marital, age, and parity groups showed no statistical significance except for the higher values in young married women. Serum ferritin concentration was markedly decreased in women showing MBL above 40 ml and the frequency of subjects with serum ferritin below anemia criteria were increased in women showing MBL above 50 ml. Other parameters for assessing the iron status showed no significant difference in a different MBL range. The mean MBL in women fitted with an Alza-T IPCS 52 was significantly decreased 3 months after insertion, but the increases in hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels were statistically significant at 12 months postinsertion. The mean MBL in other IUD groups was remarkably increased at 1 month in T-Cu 220C users and between months 1-12 in Lippes Loop D users. Significant decreases in serum ferritin levels were observed at 6 and 12 months in both groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"51-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22013729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In vitro testing for potency of various spermicidal agents.","authors":"H P Lee","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"22 4","pages":"525-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22004371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Electrophoretic study on the changes of serum protein fractions in Korean women--the effects of age, oral contraceptive, and intrauterine contraceptive device (author's transl)].","authors":"B S Tchai, J H Han, H K Chung, S W Kimm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The serum levels of total protein, albumin, and electrophoretic fractions from 610 Korean women, 21-50 years, were measured to determine their relation to age, and the effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) (Norinyl), and Lippes Loop IUD. In normal women, total protein and albumin concentrations significantly decreased with age. Alpha2 and gamma globulin concentrations were decreased after the age of 40, but the statistical significance was low. Significant decreases in total protein and albumin concentrations were observed in OC and IUD users, and rapid decrease in total protein was observed in OC users rather than in IUD users. Beta globulin was slightly increased in both groups, and gamma globulin was decreased in OC users. No significant changes in alpha1 and alpha2 globulin concentrations were noted in either group.</p>","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"22 1","pages":"23-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22004682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Exploratory study for increasing acceptability of male sterilization--inductive analysis using female sterilization cases].","authors":"E H Kwon, B J Yun, H K Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"20 3","pages":"1979 Sep"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22003871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical trial on reversible male contraceptive with long-acting sex hormones.","authors":"H Y Lee, S I Kim, E H Kwon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"20 3","pages":"199-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22003157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A study on the acceptance and pattern of contraceptive use in Korean women (author's transl)].","authors":"E I Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"19 2","pages":"81-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22010594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(The effects of chronic exposure to CO-SO2 mixed gases on the gestation pattern of the rats.).","authors":"D R Yun","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"16 4","pages":"242-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22002447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A clinical study on the culdoscopic sterilization: interval versus postabortive].","authors":"S W Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"16 2","pages":"130-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22009605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The interrelationship between family planning and child health (author's transl)].","authors":"E H Kwon, T R Kim, J W Hong, Y O Ahn, E I Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"16 4","pages":"217-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22003520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Population and health.","authors":"E H Kwon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85773,"journal":{"name":"The Seoul journal of medicine","volume":"16 3","pages":"153-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22033530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}