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Mantell JE, Smit JA, Exner TM, Mabude Z, Hoffman S, Beksinska M, Kelvin EA, Ngoloyi C, Leu CS, Stein ZA. Promoting Female Condom Use Among Female University Students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Randomized Behavioral Trial. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jul;19(7):1129-40. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0860-6. PubMed PMID: 25092513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4318787.

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Beksinska M, Greener R, Kleinschmidt I, Pillay L, Maphumulo V, Smit J. A randomized noninferiority crossover controlled trial of the functional performance and safety of new female condoms: an evaluation of the Velvet, Cupid2, and FC2. Contraception. 2015 Sep;92(3):261-7. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.05.008. Epub 2015 May 20. PubMed PMID: 26002805.

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Beksinska ME, Smit J, Greener R, Todd CS, Lee ML, Maphumulo V, Hoffmann V. Acceptability and performance of the menstrual cup in South Africa: a randomized crossover trial comparing the menstrual cup to tampons or sanitary pads. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Feb;24(2):151-8. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2014.5021. PubMed PMID: 25682816.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Greener R, Piaggio G, Joanis C. The female condom learning curve: patterns of female condom failure over 20 uses. Contraception. 2015 Jan;91(1):85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.09.011. Epub 2014 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 25444717.

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Beksinska ME, Pillay L, Milford C, Smit JA. The sexual and reproductive health needs of youth in South Africa - history in context. S Afr Med J. 2014 Aug 13;104(10):676-8. doi: 10.7196/samj.8809. PubMed PMID: 25363052.

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Masvawure TB, Mantell JE, Mabude Z, Ngoloyi C, Milford C, Beksinska M, Smit JA. "It's a different condom, let's see how it works": young men's reactions to and experiences of female condom use during an intervention trial in South Africa. J Sex Res. 2014;51(8):841-51. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.814043. Epub 2013 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 24053638; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4138814.

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Beksinska ME, Piaggio G, Smit JA, Wu J, Zhang Y, Pienaar J, Greener R, Zhou Y, Joanis C. Performance and safety of the second-generation female condom (FC2) versus the Woman's, the VA worn-of-women, and the Cupid female condoms: a randomised controlled non-inferiority crossover trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2013 Sep;1(3):e146-52. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70054-8. Epub 2013 Aug 23. PubMed PMID: 25104263.

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Smit JA, Beksinska ME. Hormonal contraceptive continuation and switching in South Africa: implications for evaluating the association of injectable hormonal contraceptive use and HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Mar 1;62(3):363-5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31827e818a. PubMed PMID: 23187946.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Joanis C, Potter W. New female condoms in the pipeline. Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Dec;20(40):188-96. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)40659-0. PubMed PMID: 23245425.

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Beksinska ME, Joanis C, Smit JA, Pienaar J, Piaggio G. Using scratch card technology for random allocation concealment in a clinical trial with a crossover design. Clin Trials. 2013 Feb;10(1):125-30. doi: 10.1177/1740774512465496. Epub 2012 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 23188890.

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Beksinska ME, Smit J, Kleinschmidt I. Use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of HIV-1 transmission. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;12(7):509; author reply 510-1. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70109-3. PubMed PMID: 22742631.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Mantell JE. Progress and challenges to male and female condom use in South Africa. Sex Health. 2012 Mar;9(1):51-8. doi: 10.1071/SH11011. Review. PubMed PMID: 22348633; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3286127.

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Smit JA, Church K, Milford C, Harrison AD, Beksinska ME. Key informant perspectives on policy- and service-level challenges and opportunities for delivering integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV care in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb 27;12:48. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-48. PubMed PMID: 22369041; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3311559.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Joanis C, Hart C. Practice makes perfect: reduction in female condom failures and user problems with short-term experience in a randomized trial. Contraception. 2012 Aug;86(2):127-31. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.11.071. Epub 2012 Jan 20. PubMed PMID: 22264667.

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Ramkissoon A, Beksinska M, Searle C, Govender T, Smit J, Kleinschmidt I. HIV counseling and testing in an urban reproductive primary health clinic in South Africa: gender differences among clients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Dec 15;58(5):e138-40. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182381171. PubMed PMID: 22075604.

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Milford C, Smit JA, Beksinska ME, Ramkissoon A. "There's evidence that this really works and anything that works is good": views on the introduction of medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2012;24(4):496-501. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2011.613908. Epub 2011 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 22112011.

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Mantell JE, Smit JA, Beksinska M, Scorgie F, Milford C, Balch E, Mabude Z, Smith E, Adams-Skinner J, Exner TM, Hoffman S, Stein ZA. Everywhere you go, everyone is saying condom, condom. But are they being used consistently? Reflections of South African male students about male and female condom use. Health Educ Res. 2011 Oct;26(5):859-71. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr041. Epub 2011 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 21693684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3168335.

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Scorgie F, Smit JA, Kunene B, Martin-Hilber A, Beksinska M, Chersich MF. Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry. Cult Health Sex. 2011 Apr;13(4):381-98. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2010.550321. PubMed PMID: 21308576.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Kleinschmidt I, Farley TM. Assessing menopausal status in women aged 40 - 49 using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethisterone enanthate or combined oral contraception. S Afr Med J. 2011 Feb;101(2):131-5. doi: 10.7196/samj.4224. PubMed PMID: 21678742.

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Beksinska ME, Smit J, Scorgie F, Dube S, Kunene B, Martin-Hilber A, Chersich M. Use of modern and traditional products to self-treat symptoms of sexually transmitted infections in South African women. Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Dec;21(12):797-801. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010252. PubMed PMID: 21297085.

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Smit J, Chersich MF, Beksinska M, Kunene B, Manzini N, Hilber AM, Scorgie F. Prevalence and self-reported health consequences of vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings from a household survey. Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Feb;16(2):245-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02687.x. Epub 2010 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 21091859.

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Joanis C, Beksinska M, Hart C, Tweedy K, Linda J, Smit J. Three new female condoms: which do South-African women prefer?. Contraception. 2011 Mar;83(3):248-54. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.08.002. Epub 2010 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 21310287.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Joanis C, Usher-Patel M, Potter W. Female condom technology: new products and regulatory issues. Contraception. 2011 Apr;83(4):316-21. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.07.022. Epub 2010 Sep 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 21397088.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Ramkissoon A. Progestogen-only injectable hormonal contraceptive use should be considered in analysis of studies addressing the loss of bone mineral density in HIV-positive women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Aug;54(4):e5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181e49462. PubMed PMID: 20611032.

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Scorgie F, Beksinska M, Chersich M, Kunene B, Hilber AM, Smit J. "Cutting for love": genital incisions to enhance sexual desirability and commitment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Reprod Health Matters. 2010 May;18(35):64-73. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)35500-5. PubMed PMID: 20541085.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Kleinschmidt I, Milford C, Farley TM. Prospective study of weight change in new adolescent users of DMPA, NET-EN, COCs, nonusers and discontinuers of hormonal contraception. Contraception. 2010 Jan;81(1):30-4. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.07.007. PubMed PMID: 20004270; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3764463.

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Martin Hilber A, Hull TH, Preston-Whyte E, Bagnol B, Smit J, Wacharasin C, Widyantoro N. A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: implications for sexual health. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Feb;70(3):392-400. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.023. Epub 2009 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 19906477.

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Beksinska ME, Kleinschmidt I, Smit JA, Farley TM, Rees HV. Bone mineral density in young women aged 19-24 after 4-5 years of exclusive and mixed use of hormonal contraception. Contraception. 2009 Aug;80(2):128-32. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.02.001. Epub 2009 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 19631787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3819654.

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Mantell JE, Needham SL, Smit JA, Hoffman S, Cebekhulu Q, Adams-Skinner J, Exner TM, Mabude Z, Beksinska M, Stein ZA, Milford C. Gender norms in South Africa: implications for HIV and pregnancy prevention among African and Indian women students at a South African tertiary institution. Cult Health Sex. 2009 Feb;11(2):139-57. doi: 10.1080/13691050802521155. PubMed PMID: 19247859; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2782559.

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Beksinska ME, Kleinschmidt I, Smit JA, Farley TM. Bone mineral density in a cohort of adolescents during use of norethisterone enanthate, depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate or combined oral contraceptives and after discontinuation of norethisterone enanthate. Contraception. 2009 May;79(5):345-9. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.11.009. Epub 2009 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 19341845; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3833049.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Mabude Z, Vijayakumar G, Linda J. Male partner involvement and assistance in female condom use. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2008 Dec;13(4):400-3. doi: 10.1080/02713680802347735. PubMed PMID: 19117256.

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Coffey PS, Kilbourne-Brook M, Beksinska M, Thongkrajai E. Short-term acceptability of a single-size diaphragm among couples in South Africa and Thailand. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2008 Oct;34(4):233-6. doi: 10.1783/147118908786000569. PubMed PMID: 18854068.

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Mabude ZA, Beksinska ME, Ramkissoon A, Wood S, Folsom M. A national survey of home-based care kits for palliative HIV/AIDS care in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2008 Sep;20(8):931-7. doi: 10.1080/09540120701768438. PubMed PMID: 18608083.

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Hubacher D, Raymond ER, Beksinska M, Delany-Moretlwe S, Smit J, Hylton-Kong T, Moench TR. Hormonal contraception and the risks of STI acquisition: results of a feasibility study to plan a future randomized trial. Contraception. 2008 May;77(5):366-70. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.01.006. Epub 2008 Mar 18. PubMed PMID: 18402854.

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Beksinska ME, Kleinschmidt I, Smit JA, Farley TM. Bone mineral density in adolescents using norethisterone enanthate, depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate or combined oral contraceptives for contraception. Contraception. 2007 Jun;75(6):438-43. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.02.001. Epub 2007 Apr 5. PubMed PMID: 17519149.

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Beksinska M, Joanis C, Manning J, Smit J, Callahan M, Deperthes B, Usher-Patel M. Standardized definitions of failure modes for female condoms. Contraception. 2007 Apr;75(4):251-5. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.10.003. Epub 2007 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 17362701.

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Cohen JA, Steele MS, Ureña FI, Beksinska ME. Microbicide applicators: understanding design preferences among women in the dominican republic and South Africa. Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Jan;34(1):15-9. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000218877.92778.fe. PubMed PMID: 16691157.

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Vijayakumar G, Mabude Z, Smit J, Beksinska M, Lurie M. A review of female-condom effectiveness: patterns of use and impact on protected sex acts and STI incidence. Int J STD AIDS. 2006 Oct;17(10):652-9. doi: 10.1258/095646206780071036. PubMed PMID: 17059633.

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Draper BH, Morroni C, Hoffman M, Smit J, Beksinska M, Hapgood J, Van der Merwe L. Depot medroxyprogesterone versus norethisterone oenanthate for long-acting progestogenic contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;2006(3):CD005214. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005214.pub2. PubMed PMID: 16856087; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11491191.

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Kleinschmidt I, Ramkissoon A, Morris N, Mabude Z, Curtis B, Beksinska M. Mapping indicators of sexually transmitted infection services in the South African public health sector. Trop Med Int Health. 2006 Jul;11(7):1047-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01648.x. PubMed PMID: 16827705.

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Smit J, Beksinska M, Vijayakumar G, Mabude Z. Short-term acceptability of the Reality polyurethane female condom and a synthetic latex prototype: a randomized crossover trial among South African women. Contraception. 2006 Apr;73(4):394-8. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.10.019. Epub 2006 Feb 3. PubMed PMID: 16531174.

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Beksinska M, Smit J, Mabude Z, Vijayakumar G, Joanis C. Performance of the Reality polyurethane female condom and a synthetic latex prototype: a randomized crossover trial among South African women. Contraception. 2006 Apr;73(4):386-93. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.07.015. Epub 2005 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 16531173.

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Mullick S, Watson-Jones D, Beksinska M, Mabey D. Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries. Sex Transm Infect. 2005 Aug;81(4):294-302. doi: 10.1136/sti.2002.004077. Review. PubMed PMID: 16061534; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1745010.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Kleinschmidt I, Farley TM, Mbatha F. Bone mineral density in women aged 40-49 years using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethisterone enanthate or combined oral contraceptives for contraception. Contraception. 2005 Mar;71(3):170-5. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.09.003. PubMed PMID: 15722065.

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Dunkle KL, Beksinska ME, Rees VH, Ballard RC, Htun Y, Wilson ML. Risk factors for HIV infection among sex workers in Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J STD AIDS. 2005 Mar;16(3):256-61. doi: 10.1258/0956462053420220. PubMed PMID: 15829029.

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Mqhayi MM, Smit JA, McFadyen ML, Beksinska M, Connolly C, Zuma K, Morroni C. Missed opportunities: emergency contraception utilisation by young south African women. Afr J Reprod Health. 2004 Aug;8(2):137-44. PubMed PMID: 15623128.

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Smit J, Botha J, McFadyen L, Beksinska M. Serum medroxyprogesterone acetate levels in new and repeat users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate at the end of the dosing interval. Contraception. 2004 Jan;69(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.09.005. PubMed PMID: 14720612.

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Kleinschmidt I, Maggwa BN, Smit J, Beksinska ME, Rees H. Dual protection in sexually active women. S Afr Med J. 2003 Nov;93(11):854-7. PubMed PMID: 14677511.

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Beksinska ME, Smit JA, Kleinschmidt I, Rees HV, Farley TM, Guidozzi F. Detection of raised FSH levels among older women using depomedroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate. Contraception. 2003 Nov;68(5):339-43. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.08.003. PubMed PMID: 14636937.

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Morroni C, Smit J, McFadyen L, Mqhayt M, Beksinska M. Dual protection against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy in South Africa. Afr J Reprod Health. 2003 Aug;7(2):13-9. PubMed PMID: 14677295.