Journal of Bioanalysis & Biomedicine

Nkiruka Rose Ukibe

Publications

• Research Article
  Variations in Serum Concentrations of Lead, Copper, Zinc and Selenium in Women Practicing Different Contraceptive Methods at Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Nigeria
  Author(s): Nkiruka Rose Ukibe, Charles Chinedum Onyenekwe, Mauareen Chizoba Okafor, Solomon Nwabueze Ukibe, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu, Aloysius Ngozi Okpogba and Obiageli Onyema-IlohNkiruka Rose Ukibe, Charles Chinedum Onyenekwe, Mauareen Chizoba Okafor, Solomon Nwabueze Ukibe, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu, Aloysius Ngozi Okpogba and Obiageli Onyema-Iloh
  
  Background: Contraceptives are devices or techniques that permit sexual union without resultant pregnancy. Women on different contraceptive methods have been linked with the development of various diseases including changes in serum trace element levels. Therefore, the relationship between contraceptive use and trace elements needs to be investigated. This was a cohort study designed to determine the possible variations in serum concentrations of lead, copper, zinc and selenium in women practicing different contraceptive methods and attending family planning clinic at Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Southeast, Nigeria. Methods: Two hundred and forty (240) women within their reproductive age of 18-45 years were recruited for the study. sixty (60) women were on implants, sixty (60) were on intra uterine contraceptive device (IUCD.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-593X.1000180

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