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MUCUS METHOD [5 records]

Record 1 2009-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
CONT

LBC is a new method of cervical cell sample preparation. Samples are collected [in a similar way to the standard Pap smear], but using a brush-like device rather than a spatula. The head of the device is rinsed or broken off into a vial of preservative fluid so that most or all of the cervical cells are retained. Samples are transported to the laboratory where they are mixed to disperse the cells. Cellular debris, such as blood or mucus, is removed and a thin layer of cervical cells is deposited on a microscope slide, which is then stained.

CONT

Human papillomavirus -- Liquid-based cytology has increased the accuracy of Pap testing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

Toutes les méthodes de cytologie en milieu liquide ont pour principe commun de recueillir les cellules prélevées sur le col utérin dans un liquide conservateur qui les maintient dans un état morphologique aussi proche que possible de l'état frais et assure en outre l'élimination du sang et du mucus qui gênent souvent la lecture des frottis conventionnels.

CONT

Virus du papillome humain -- La cytologie en milieu liquide (CML) augmente légèrement la sensibilité du test [de Papanicolaou].

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
OBS

A method of contraception.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
OBS

C'est l'étude des modifications cycliques de la glaire cervicale, par la femme elle-même. La période d'abstinence commence avec l'apparition de la glaire et continue 4 jours après le symptôme maximal (dernier jour de glaire humide et élastique).

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
OBS

As ovulation approaches, the glands of the cervix under the influence of estrogen secrete a progressively more abundant amount of thin, watery, lubricative ... mucus. Spinnbarkeit is the name given to the ability of the mucus to stretch, while "peak symptom" describes the consistency of the mucus. Typically, ovulation occurs then or within a day or two before or after the peak symptom and maximum spinnbarkeit. To avoid conception, abstinence is necessary from the time the thin mucus is first noted until four days after the peak symptom.

OBS

Billings ovulation method: term extracted from the BIOSIS data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

La méthode Billings ou de la glaire cervicale, est née du désir d'avoir une planification familiale naturelle. La période d'abstinence commence à l'apparition de la glaire et continue 4 jours après le symptôme maximum.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Certifies teachers of the ovulation method of birth control.(The ovulation method is a means by which women can determine the fertile days of their menstrual cycle by analyzing the appearance of cervical mucus and charting the results.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Promotes teaching of the Billings Ovulation Method of birth regulation in which a woman is taught to recognize the fertile phase of her menstrual cycle by analyzing the appearance of mucus secreted from the cervix.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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