Risk factors for persistent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1 and 2: managed by watchful waiting.

Objective: : This study examines risk factors for persistent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and examines whether human papillomavirus (HPV) testing predicts persistent lesions.

Materials And Methods: : Women with histologically diagnosed CIN 1 or CIN 2 (n = 206) were followed up every 3 months without treatment. Human papillomavirus genotyping, plasma levels of ascorbic acid, and red blood cell folate levels were obtained.

Endogenous estradiol and progesterone concentrations in smokers on oral contraceptives.

The simultaneous effects of cigarette smoking and oral contraceptives on serum estradiol and progesterone levels were investigated in 114 premenopausal women. Serum 17 beta-estradiol and progesterone levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. In smokers, estradiol and progesterone levels were significantly lower (p less than 0.

The effect of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on Sertoli cell transferrin secretion in vitro.

We have examined the effect of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) on the secretion of rat transferrin (rTf) by Sertoli cells (SC) in the presence and absence of FSH. Significant decreases in rTf secretion were observed in SC cultures exposed to 50 and 75 microM MEHP, in the absence of FSH. Treatment of SC with FSH (300 ng/ml) obviated this suppression of rTf secretion by MEHP.

Red cell density is sex and race dependent in the adult.

Using a highly sensitive method for the determination of red cell densities (Percoll-Stractan continuous isopyknic gradients), we find that, in adults, this parameter varies with sex and race. Whites have red cell densities (expressed as mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration [MCHC]) that are, on the average, 0.7 gm/dl higher than those in blacks (the difference of the means has p less than 2 x 10(-7].

Reproductive toxicity of 2,4-dinitrotoluene in the rat.

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of the chemosterilant 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) on the rat testis. Adult male rats were fed control, or 0.1%, or 0.