Rothschild, Claire W Richardson, Barbra A Guthrie, Brandon L Drake, Alison L
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Contraception
Evidence on method dissatisfaction among current contraceptive users is sparse. Group-based trajectory modeling presents a novel approach to describing method dissatisfaction. In a cohort of Kenyan women using modern contraception, we identified group-based trajectories of method dissatisfaction over 24 weeks since clinic visit. Among 947 women, fo...
Cioffi, Andrea Cecannecchia, Camilla Cioffi, Fernanda Rinaldi, Raffaella Bolino, Giorgio
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The International journal of risk & safety in medicine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), any woman in childbearing age who have decided not to take permanently an oral contraceptive but who are sexually active has the right to access emergency contraception (EC). Despite this, in many European countries there are no specific laws governing the criteria for access to emergency oral contr...
Faucher, P Linet, T
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Gynecologie, obstetrique, fertilite & senologie
All methods of contraception used by a cisgender woman can theoretically be used by a transgender man. In practice, some contraceptives can aggravate gender dysphoria and should be discarded. On the other hand, contraceptives which make it possible to consolidate amenorrhea or to accentuate the virilization induced by taking testosterone will be be...
Hogmark, Sara Liljeblad, Karin Lichtenstein Envall, Niklas Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina Kallner, Helena Kopp
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American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Intrauterine devices are safe, well-tolerated, and known to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. At medical abortion, intrauterine devices are placed at a follow-up visit. Patients who miss this visit risk being left without contraception. This study aimed to investigate if placement of an intrauterine device within 48 hours of completed medica...
Simmons, Rebecca G Baayd, Jami Elliott, Sarah Cohen, Susanna R Turok, David K
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Implementation science communications
Emergency contraception prevents unwanted pregnancy after sexual intercourse. New evidence has demonstrated that the levonorgestrel 52 mg IUD is a highly effective method of emergency contraception. However, translating this research finding into clinical practice faces existing barriers to IUD access, including costs and provider training, novel b...
O'Brien, Kathleen Russell, Colin Frances Fei, Y Rosen, Monica W
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Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are contraindicated in patients with known uterine anomalies, eliminating an extremely effective contraceptive option. However, data regarding contraceptive desires in these patients are limited to a few case reports. A 20-year-old nulligravida with a uterus didelphys desired contraception after oral contraceptive pills ...
Meiss, Lauren N Jain, Raksha Kazmerski, Traci M
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Clinics in chest medicine
Family planning in cystic fibrosis (CF) is an increasingly important aspect of care, as improvements in care and outcomes lead to a rise in the number of pregnancies and parenthood in people with CF. This article highlights: (1) Health considerations for people with CF related to pregnancy, contraception, and parenthood. (2) Facets of reproductive ...
Moore, Amy Truehart, Amber Alvarez, Isa Ott, Emily Steenbergh, Kylie Reiser, Hannah Haider, Sadia
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Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
Medically complex adolescent girls have significantly increased risk of disease exacerbation from pregnancy, and their use of teratogenic medications poses a risk to a developing fetus. Pediatric subspecialists have an opportunity to screen for sexual activity and refer to gynecology if indicated. Subspecialist pediatricians (n = 39) completed a su...
Creinin, Mitchell D Schreiber, Courtney A Turok, David K Cwiak, Carrie Chen, Beatrice A Olariu, Andrea I
BackgroundExtending hormonal intrauterine system duration will allow users to have less need for procedures to provide long-term contraception.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine system during years 7 and 8 of use.Study designA total of 1751 nulliparous and multiparous participants ...
Minnis, Alexandra M Etima, Juliane Musara, Petina Browne, Erica N Mutero, Prisca Kemigisha, Doreen Mgodi, Nyaradzo M Nakabiito, Clemensia Shapley-Quinn, Mary Kate Stoner, Marie C D
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AIDS and behavior
End-user input early in biomedical product development may optimize design to support high uptake and adherence. We interviewed 400 couples (800 total participants) in Uganda and Zimbabwe to assess their preferences for multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) for HIV and pregnancy prevention. Using a discrete choice experiment, couples made a s...
