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Values and preferences of end users are critical considerations for any health guidelines. We sought to examine the literature about values and preferences for contraceptive methods to inform the World Health Organization (WHO) Medical eligibility criteria (MEC) and Selected practice recommendations (SPR) for contraception use. In this article, we ...
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To compare the prevalence of sexual behaviors and experiences between Asian high school students in the U.S. and students of other race/ethnicities. We pooled the 2013, 2015 and 2017 rounds of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 42,854). Logistic regression was used to identify differences between racial/ethnic groups and by sex. Compared to their ...
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Misoprostol as an Adjunct to Overnight Osmotic Dilators Prior to Second Trimester Dilation and Evacuation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cahill EP, Henkel AG, Shaw JG, Shaw KA OBJECTIVE: To understand effect of adjunct misoprostol with overnight osmotic dilators for dilation and evacuation for cervical preparation after 16 weeks gestation ...
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Female condoms, also called internal or universal condoms, could be viable alternatives to male condoms for heterosexual young people needing protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections. However, female condoms have not been widely promoted or available in the U.S. Our objective was to assess and describe barriers th...
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This study describes access and barriers to intrauterine device (IUD) removal appointments in 10 mid-sized cities in the United States. This mystery caller study utilized a sampling frame of health centers in 10 mid-sized cities gathered from 3 search engines. We gathered data about the timing of the next available appointment, the requirements for...
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To determine the effectiveness of 3 mg vaginal dinoprostone administered six hours prior to copper intrauterine device (IUD) insertion compared to placebo in increasing ease of insertion and reducing insertion pain among nulliparous women. Study design This was a single-center double-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT). We randomly divided th...
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To assess the availability of and practices around postabortion contraceptive services in health facilities, and document women's acceptance of postabortion contraception in six Indian states. We conducted a survey of 4,001 public and private health facilities that provide abortion-related care in six Indian states. In this analysis, we assess the ...
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An informed, timely referral from a generalist practitioner has the potential to facilitate care for a patient seeking an abortion. However it is unclear what barriers, if any, generalist practitioners perceive in this process. The objective of this study was to qualitatively characterize abortion referral patterns among generalist practitioners. W...
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Misoprostol is widely used for the medical management of incomplete abortion. Few serious adverse events have been reported, so it is considered a safe drug. We present a case of a 40-year-old woman in which misoprostol preceded coronary artery spasm. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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