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RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

Randomized trial of one versus two transcervical insertions of quinacrine pellets for sterilization.
Fertility and Sterility. 2002 May;77(5):1065-8
Agoestina T, Hoesni RH, Purwara BH, Santoso BI, Siswanto P, Dasuki D, Samsulhadi A, Surya GP.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital/Medical School, Padjadaran University., Bandung, Indonesia.

Quinacrine sterilization: the imperative need for American clinical trials.
Fertility and Sterility. 2002 Jun;77(6):1106-9
Lippes J.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Quinacrine non-surgical female sterilization in Bangladesh.
Contraception. 2001 Nov;64(5):281-6
Bhuiyan SN, Begum R.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Quinacrine sterilization in Tripura, India.
Contraception 2001 Nov;64(5):277-9
Thakur PS.
Tripura Branch, Indian Rural Medical Association, Agartala 799 001, Tripura, India.

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Quinacrine sterilization: a middle road.
(36KB PDF file)
Contraception. 2001 Nov;64(5):275-6.
Potts M, Benagiano G.
Malcolm Potts, MB, PhD, Bixby Professor of Population & Family Planning, School of Public Health University of California at Berkeley
and
Giuseppe Benagiano, M.D., Secretary General, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and former Director of the WHO Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP)discuss issues surrounding research on the method.

Nonsurgical female sterilization: comparison of intrauterine application of quinacrine alone or in combination with ibuprofen.
(57K PDF file) Note on Pdf's
Fertility and Sterility. 2001;75:830-31.
L. Randic M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.

Long-term follow-up after quinacrine sterilization in Vietnam. Part I: interim efficacy analysis.
Fertility and Sterility. 2000;74:1084-91.
David Sokal, M.D.
Family Health International (FHI), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,
Do Trong Hieu, M.D.
Ministiy of Health, Hanoi,
Debra H. Weiner, M.P.H. FHI,
Dao Quang Vinh, M.D.
Ministiy of Health, Hanoi,
Trinh Huu Vach, Ph.D.
Thai Binh Medical College, Thai Binh, Vietnam, and
Robert Hanenberg, Ph.D. FHI.

Long-term follow-up after quinacrine sterilization in Vietnam. Part II interim safety analysis.
Fertility and Sterility. 2000;74:1092-1100.
David Sokal, M.D.
Family Health International (FHI), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,
Do Trong Hieu, M.D.
Ministiy of Health, Hanoi,
Debra H. Weiner, M.P.H. FHI,
Dao Quang Vinh, M.D.
Ministiy of Health, Hanoi,
Trinh Huu Vach, Ph.D.
Thai Binh Medical College, Thai Binh, Vietnam, and
Robert Hanenberg, Ph.D. FHI.

What is the future for quinacrine sterilization?
Letter to the Editor and Reply of the Author,
(53K PDF file) Note on Pdf's
Fertility and Sterility. 2001;75:1244-45.
Jack Lippes, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and GynecoIogy,
Children's Hospital,
State Uninversty of New York at Buffalo.

Cancer risk among women sterilized with transcervical quinacrine in Chile: an update through 1996.
Fertil Steril 2000 Jul;74(1):169-71
Sokal DC, Dabancens A, Guzman-Serani R, Zipper J.
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.

Quinacrine sterilization: experience among women at high risk for surgery
Advances in Contraception. 1999;15:175-178.
Ashi R. Sarin, MD
Aastha Medical Center
Patiala, India

QS at HEALTH CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

QS experts have been invited to participate in medical conferences and meetings of reproduction rights organizations around the world. go to conference schedule

Special Session on Quinacrine Nonsurgical Sterilization at XVI FIGO World Congress The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Washington, DC
Six distinguished physicians gave presentations at a Special Session on Quinacrine Nonsurgical Sterilization at the XVI FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Washington, DC September 3-8, 2000 . A time for discussion followed.
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QS Investigators address U.S. Planned Parenthood meeting
The National Medical Committee of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is comprised of 30 distinguished obstetrician-gynecologists. Their AD HOC Committee on quinacrine sterilization heard presentations by five QS investigators.

Award to Developer of QS
Dr. Jaime Zipper is recognized by The International Academy of Human Reproduction and the 10th World Congress on Human Reproduction.
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QS Workshop at APHA Convention
Three distinguished investigators in the field of contraception conduct a workshop on quinacrine sterilization during the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.
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Special Session on the Quinacrine Method at 10th World Congress on Human Reproduction
Reports on Continuing Studies by Experts from South America
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AROUND THE WORLD

Quinacrine sterilization: experience among women at high risk for surgery (66Kb PDF file) Note on Pdf'sAdvances in Contraception. 1999;15:175-178. Ashi R. Sarin, MD Aastha Medical Center Patiala, India China QS Trials Evaluated The State Family Planning Commission of China has evaluated their QS clinical trials in Jiangsu Province and Guizhou Province. QS: The Indian Experience Krishna Jaffa, MBBS Operation and results of a multiphysician trial in Vietnam Do Trong Hieu, MD, PhD Development of the method and latest results from the Chilean program Valentin Trujillo Sibilla, MD Quinacrine pellet method in Iran Sheitaneh Soroodi-Moghaddam, MD Tehran, Iran Results of Phase II QS trials in Croatia Ljiljana Randic, MD, PhD		QS in Indonesia Tina Agoestina, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Padjadjaran University Bandung, Indonesia Quinacrine Sterilization in Faisalabad, Pakistan Ahmed Bashir, MD Mother and Child Welfare Association Faisalabad, Pakistan QS in West Bengal, India Biral Mullick, MBBS, DGO, PhD Secretary General Indian Rural Medical Association Calcutta, India Quinacrine Pellet Sterilization in Costa Rica Fernando Alpizar, MD Hospital San Rafael Alajuela, Costa Rica
ISSUES AND ANSWERS
Introduction and Overview QS FAQ's Quinacrine Sterilization: Appropriateness for private practice and service programs Mildred A. Hanson, MD Private Practice OB/GYN Minneapolis MN, USA Safety and Efficacy Jack Lippes, MD Why US Women Deserve QS as an Option Mildred Hanson, MD QS experience among high risk women Ashi R. Sarin, MD A critique of WHO’s position on QS Elton Kessel, MD USP issues Revised Monograph on Quinacrine		Risk/Benefit Assessment: The Case for Quinacrine Sterilization Elton Kessel, MD, MPH Research and Development Strategy for QS Jaime Zipper, MD Risk/benefit criterion vs. single standard for QS trials Elton Kessel, MD, MPH QS for HIV positive women Development of the Method Jaime Zipper, MD Overview of First 100,000 Quinacrine Sterilization Procedures Elton Kessel, MD, MPH Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy Do Trong Hieu, MD, PhD