EFFECTIVNESS OF THE GNRH ANALOGUE DESLORELIN AS A REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVE IN A NEOTROPICAL PRIMATE, THE COMMON MARMOSET CALLITHRIX JACCHUS (MAMMALIA: PRIMATES: CALLITRICHIDAE)

Deslorelin is a synthetic GnRH analogue, which is being used as a contraceptive in animals by acting as a gonadal suppressant.The product Suprelorin (Virbac, Australia) contains deslorelin as a biocompatible, slow release subcutaneous implant.The continuous release of deslorelin provokes a down-regulation of GnRH receptors, and subsequently, inhibi

Abstract This Critical Synthesis Package contains: (1) a Critical Analysis of the basic descriptive and psychometric properties of the Structured Communication Adolescent Guide (SCAG), and (2) a copy of the SCAG with the scoring instructions and picture documentation of the use of instrument developed by Kim Blake, MD.The SCAG is a 30-item checklis

Lemi Belay Tolu,1 Kidus Kebede,1 Biruck Gashawbeza,1 Samson Gebremedhin2 1Saint Paul New Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Lemi Belay Tolu Email lemi.belay@gmail.comBackground: Second-trimester abortions disproportionately contribute to the incre