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Discourses on the postcoital pill in young women

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Emergency contraception (EC) is an effective postcoital contraceptive method for reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.
M. L. Bauzà-Amengual, M. Esteva, M. Ingla-Pol, M. A. Font-Oliver, S. March   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Provision of the progestogen-only pill by community pharmacies as bridging contraception for women receiving emergency contraception: the Bridge-it RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Introduction: Unless women start effective contraception after using emergency contraception, they remain at risk of unintended pregnancy. Most women in the UK obtain emergency contraception from community pharmacies that are unable to provide ongoing ...
Sharon T Cameron, Anna Glasier, Lisa McDaid, Andrew Radley, Susan Patterson, Paula Baraitser, Judith Stephenson, Richard Gilson, Claire Battison, Kathleen Cowle, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Anne Johnstone, Alessandra Morelli, Beatriz Goulao, Mark Forrest, Alison McDonald, John Norrie   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

FIGO Fertility Passport: A tool for patients and their healthcare providers

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 171, Issue 2, Page 513-516, November 2025.
Abstract Infertility is a condition with significant psychological, economic, and health implications. Investigations are generally conducted by a primary healthcare provider who then refers to a specialist; however, multidisciplinary care is often required.
Elif Goknur Topcu, M. Louise Hull, Scott Nelson, Edgar Mocanu, Eytan Barnea, Dov Feldberg, Togas Tulandi, Akira Iwase, Laurie Henry, Ajey Bhardwaj, Jaideep Malhotra, Jackline Akol, Ivonne Diaz Yamal, Hrishikesh Pai, Nikhil Purandare   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE VAGINAL PATCH ZB-06

Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
With the high frequency of unplanned pregnancies in many countries, there is an urgent need for more affordable and effective contraceptives. In recent years, scientists around the world have been actively developing new methods of barrier contraception.
Yuri A. Kucherenko, Daria S. Borisenko, Alexander E. Borisenko, Yulia A. Avdeeva, Alexey S. Kordysh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Levonorgestrel only emergency contraceptive use and risk of ectopic pregnancy in Eldoret Kenya: a case-control study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Ectopic pregnancy is one of the causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Levonorgestrel (LNG) only emergency contraceptive pill is a well-established emergency contraceptive pill that is administered within 72 hours
Sahara Shurie, Edwin Were, Omenge Orang’o, Alfred Keter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Mycoplasmas Screening by Multiplex Real‐Time PCR Using a Self‐Collected Veil among Adult Women in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Background. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa. Genital self‐sampling may facilitate the screening of STIs in hard‐to‐reach remote populations far from large health care centers and may increase screening rates.
Zita Aleyo Nodjikouambaye, Fabrice Compain, Damtheou Sadjoli, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Hélène Péré, David Veyer, Leman Robin, Chatté Adawaye, Serge Tonen-Wolyec, Ali Mahamat Moussa, Donato Koyalta, Laurent Belec, Lu-Yu Hwang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conhecimentos e atitudes dos jovens face à contracepção de emergência Conocimientos y actitudes de los jóvenes frente a la contracepción de emergencia Adolescent knowledge and attitudes regarding emergency contraception

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2009
Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e transversal, numa amostra de 753 alunos do 10º e 12º ano da região do Douro (Norte de Portugal), com o objetivo de conhecer a informação e a atitude dos jovens relativamente à contracepção de emergência ...
João Francisco de Castro, Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors for regression and progression of actively surveilled cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2: A prospective cohort study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 104, Issue 4, Page 763-773, April 2025.
Over 60% of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 lesions regress in young women. Lesion size and initial cytology can predict progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2. High‐risk HPV negativity at baseline increases the likelihood of regression.
Laura Bergqvist, Anni Virtanen, Ilkka Kalliala, Ralf Bützow, Maija Jakobsson, Annu Heinonen, Karolina Louvanto, Joakim Dillner, Pekka Nieminen, Karoliina Aro   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abortion : A case report of An Abortion Performed Legally Following a Decision of the Abortion Committee with Reference to Section 305 (2)

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2002
We report a 15-year-old woman who presented with an allegation of having been raped, with subsequent pregnancy due to the failure of postcoital emergency contraception.
Supawon Srettabunjong, Amnaj Kusalanan, Orawan Kiriwat, Suwit Suppinyopong, Thani Settachan   +4 more
doaj  

Práticas contraceptivas entre jovens universitários: o uso da anticoncepção de emergência Contraceptive practices among university students: the use of emergency contraception

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2010
Este estudo investigou as práticas contraceptivas de 487 jovens estudantes de uma universidade pública paulista, tendo como enfoque o uso da anticoncepção de emergência. Um questionário estruturado foi enviado por endereço eletrônico em dezembro de 2007.
Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Elizabeth Fujimori, Luiza Akiko Komura Hoga, Marcelo Vieira Contin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source