{"title":"Ricinus Communis Var Minor Inhibits Follicular Development and Possibly Ovulation in Human Subjects as Shown by Ultrasound Follicle Tracking","authors":"H. Goncim, E. S. Mador, J. Ogunranti","doi":"10.4137/CMRH.S4185","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"There is no evidence from literature to show the use of ultrasound follicle tracking to monitor ovulation in women on Ricinus communis contraception. In the present study 20 women desiring contraception, gave an informed consent to be scanned from day 9 to day 16 of one of their menstrual cycle to track for follicles. After taking one seed of Ricinus communis, the women were again scanned for the same duration. The result obtained showed normal follicular development before the administration of Ricinus communis and the abolition of follicular development in all the 20 volunteers after taking one seed of Ricinus communis (Figs. 1a and 1b). This result showed that one seed of Ricinus communis taken orally is capable of preventing ovulation in humans and hence its anticonceptive effect may be due in part to the prevention of ovulation.","PeriodicalId":44130,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine Insights-Reproductive Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4137/CMRH.S4185","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Medicine Insights-Reproductive Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4137/CMRH.S4185","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
There is no evidence from literature to show the use of ultrasound follicle tracking to monitor ovulation in women on Ricinus communis contraception. In the present study 20 women desiring contraception, gave an informed consent to be scanned from day 9 to day 16 of one of their menstrual cycle to track for follicles. After taking one seed of Ricinus communis, the women were again scanned for the same duration. The result obtained showed normal follicular development before the administration of Ricinus communis and the abolition of follicular development in all the 20 volunteers after taking one seed of Ricinus communis (Figs. 1a and 1b). This result showed that one seed of Ricinus communis taken orally is capable of preventing ovulation in humans and hence its anticonceptive effect may be due in part to the prevention of ovulation.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health is a peer reviewed; open access journal, which covers all aspects of Reproduction: Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Infertility, spanning both male and female issues, from the physical to the psychological and the social, including: sex, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, and related topics such as social and emotional impacts. It welcomes original research and review articles from across the health sciences. Clinical subjects include fertility and sterility, infertility and assisted reproduction, IVF, fertility preservation despite gonadotoxic chemo- and/or radiotherapy, pregnancy problems, PPD, infections and disease, surgery, diagnosis, menopause, HRT, pelvic floor problems, reproductive cancers and environmental impacts on reproduction, although this list is by no means exhaustive Subjects covered include, but are not limited to: • fertility and sterility, • infertility and ART, • ART/IVF, • fertility preservation despite gonadotoxic chemo- and/or radiotherapy, • pregnancy problems, • Postpartum depression • Infections and disease, • Gyn/Ob surgery, • diagnosis, • Contraception • Premenstrual tension • Gynecologic Oncology • reproductive cancers • environmental impacts on reproduction, • Obstetrics/Gynaecology • Women''s Health • menopause, • HRT, • pelvic floor problems, • Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology • PID