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Zhi-Ping Gu
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 4
Citations - 66
Zhi-Ping Gu is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Levonorgestrel & Pill. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 65 citations.
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Differences in serum potassium concentrations in normal men in different geographic locations.
Marcus M. Reidenberg,Zhi-Ping Gu,Beverly J. Lorenzo,Elsimar Coutinho,Celia Athayde,Julian Frick,Frank Alvarez,Vivian Brache,E. Ejiro Emuveyan +8 more
TL;DR: There are regional differences in average serum [K+], with men in China having lower serum [ K+] than men elsewhere, which may predispose them to hypokalemia.
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Comparative study on the efficacy and acceptability of two contraceptive pills administered by the vaginal route: an international multicenter clinical trial.
Elsimar Metzker Coutinho,Jose Carlos de Souza,Ana Rita da Silva,Oscar Mateo de Acosta,Francisco J. Alvarez,Vivian Brache,Josue Garza Flores,L Vasquez-Estrada,R Santo,Susana Bassol,Gloria Alvarado,Zhi-Ping Gu,O A Ladipo,Adeyemi O. Adekunle,E O Otolorin,J K G Mati,A. Maggwa,Mamdouh M. Shaaban,Ezzat H. Sayed,Hany Abdel-Aleem,N C Sikazwe,Sheldon J. Segal +21 more
TL;DR: The efficacy and acceptability of two widely used oral contraceptive tablets administered by the vaginal route, one containing 250 mg levonorgestrel and 50 µg ethinyl estradiol and the other containing 150 μg desogestrel, are confirmed.
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Comparative study on the efficacy acceptability and side effects of a contraceptive pill administered by the oral and the vaginal route: an international multicenter clinical trial.
Elsimar Metzker Coutinho,Ivan Mascarenhas,Oscar Mateo de Acosta,Josue Garza Flores,Zhi-Ping Gu,O A Ladipo,Adeyemi O. Adekunle,E O Otolorin,Mamdouh M. Shaaban,Mohammad Abul Oyoon,A Kamal,Abdal Plah,N C Sikazwe,Sheldon J. Segal +13 more
TL;DR: The vaginal route of administration appears to be as acceptable and efficacious as the oral route, and involuntary pregnancy rates after 1 year were not statistically significantly different between the two groups.