THE USE OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AS A CRITERION FOR CONDOM EFFECTIVENESS

THE USE OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AS A CRITERION FOR CONDOM EFFECTIVENESS

A series of recently published articles reported on the use of pre- and postcoital levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal fluid as a criterion for the effectiveness of condoms. However, the article does not deal with female PSA that, as by the male prostate, is generated by the female...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of epidemiology 2005-10, Vol.162 (7), p.704-705
Hauptverfasser: Zaviacic, Milan, Ablin, Richard J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antigens
Birth control
Coitus
Condoms - standards
Condoms - utilization
Condoms, Female - standards
Condoms, Female - utilization
Female
Humans
Male
Prostate
Prostate-Specific Antigen - analysis
Reproductive system
Sexual behavior
Vagina - chemistry
Women
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Zusammenfassung:A series of recently published articles reported on the use of pre- and postcoital levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal fluid as a criterion for the effectiveness of condoms. However, the article does not deal with female PSA that, as by the male prostate, is generated by the female prostate. Zaviacic and Ablin do not agree with the validity of the vaginal PSA test as a criterion for the effectiveness of condoms.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/aje/kwi265