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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Using guinea-pigs as a mammalian model, the effects of bromhexine hydrochloride, ethinyloestradiol, norethisterone acetate and prednisolone acetate on uterine microbial status were determined. Those drugs known to decrease mucus viscoelasticity predisposed to the entry of vaginal bacteria into the uterus, probably due to reduction of the cervical mucus barrier. Norethisterone acetate, which increases cervical mucus viscoelasticity, reduced these effects. The effects produced by the steroid hormones were independent of their immunosuppressive effects. The results also suggest that prednisolone acetate may exert oestrogen-like actions on cervical mucus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3573
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
690-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Predisposition to uterine microbial contamination in the guinea-pig following administration of mucolytic drugs and steroid hormones.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, Brighton Polytechnic, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article