Introduction: Emergency Contraception (EC) is available in Brazil since 1996, when it was adopted as one if the family planning strategies and, in 1998, for use in services assisting victims of sexual violence.In the country, its use is regulated by guidelines.Its access through SUS (Unified Health System), however, does not seem to occur in a stan
Problems in early diagnosis of bladder cancer in a spinal cord injury patient: Report of a case of simultaneous production of granulocyte colony stimulating factor and parathyroid hormone-related protein by squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder
Abstract Background Typical symptoms and signs of a clinical condition may be absent in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.Case presentation A male with paraplegia was passing urine through penile sheath for 35 years, when he developed urinary infections.There was no history of haematuria.Intravenous urography showed bilateral hydronephrosis.The sig