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FH van der Merwe

Stellenbosch University
Verified email at sun.ac.za
Cited by 1572

The use of semen parameters to identify the subfertile male in the general population

FH Van der Merwe, TF Kruger, SC Oehninger… - Gynecologic and …, 2005 - karger.com
Aims: To present a structured review of the literature published on semen parameters and in
vivo fertility potential and to establish fertility/subfertility thresholds for sperm morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the feasibility of using mobile phones to improve the management of clients with cervical cancer precursor lesions

J Moodley, D Constant, MH Botha… - BMC women's …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cancer screening programs hold much potential for reducing the cervical
cancer disease burden in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Women's experiences with cervical cancer screening in a colposcopy referral clinic in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis

M Momberg, MH Botha, FH Van der Merwe… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this study was to explore and understand women's experience with
cervical cancer screening and with the referral pathways for abnormal Papanicolau (Pap) …

The vaccine and cervical cancer screen (VACCS) project: acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccination in a school-based programme in two provinces of South …

MH Botha, FH Van der Merwe, LC Snyman… - South African Medical …, 2015 - ajol.info
Background. The incidence of cervical cancer in South Africa (SA) remains high, and the
current screening programme has had limited success. New approaches to prevention and …

School-based human papillomavirus vaccination: An opportunity to increase knowledge about cervical cancer and improve uptake of screening

G Dreyer, FH Van der Merwe, MH Botha… - South African Medical …, 2015 - ajol.info
Background. Poor knowledge about cervical cancer plays a role in limiting screening
uptake. HPV vaccination provides an untested platform to distribute information that could …

Five-year overall survival following chemoradiation among HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma in a South African cohort

HM Simonds, MH Botha, AI Neugut… - Gynecologic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In South Africa, where HIV prevalence among adults is 18.9%, cervical
carcinoma is the second most common malignancy in women. However, oncology services …

Validation of ASCL1 and LHX8 Methylation Analysis as Primary Cervical Cancer Screening Strategy in South African Women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

FJ Vink, CJLM Meijer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Compared with women who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative,
women with human immunodeficiency virus (WWH) have a higher human papillomavirus …

Progression and persistence of low-grade cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in women living with human immunodeficiency virus

MD Zeier, MH Botha, FH Van Der Merwe… - Journal of lower …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study aimed to investigate the progression and persistence of low-grade
squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected …

Female genital tuberculosis

MH Botha, FH Van der Merwe - South African Family Practice, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been identified as the aetiological agent of tuberculosis for
many centuries. Genital tuberculosis is a chronic disease and often has low-grade …

Utility of Extended HPV Genotyping as Primary Cervical Screen in an Unscreened Population With High HIV Co-Infection Rate

MH Botha, FH Van der Merwe… - Journal of Lower …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective Screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been evaluated
in highly prescreened populations with lower HPV and HIV prevalence than what is the case …