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Contraception and health.

open access: yes, 2012
Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies.
Cleland, John   +4 more
core   +1 more source

An energy-saving development initiative increases birth rate and childhood malnutrition in rural Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Evolutionary life history theory predicts that, in the absence of contraception, any enhancement of maternal condition can increase human fertility.
Gibson, M.A., Mace, R.
core   +3 more sources

Hormonal Contraception and HIV-1 Acquisition: Biological Mechanisms

open access: yesEndocrine reviews, 2018
Access to effective affordable contraception is critical for individual and public health. A wide range of hormonal contraceptives (HCs), which differ in composition, concentration of the progestin component, frequency of dosage, and method of ...
J. Hapgood, C. Kaushic, Z. Hel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptives on Haematological and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Highly Trained Female Athletes

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
In highly trained female athletes, haematological and inflammatory biomarkers were found to be independent of menstrual cycle phase, but oral contraceptive use increased transferrin, reticulocyte count and triglycerides and decreased interleukin‐6.
Katia Collomp   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Contraceptive Decision-Making in the Intermediated Pharmacy Setting in Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa face unique barriers to contraceptive access and lack AGYW-centered contraceptive decision-support resources. To empower AGYW to make informed choices and improve reproductive health outcomes, we developed a tablet-based application to provide contraceptive education and decision-making ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Contraception and the Contralife Will [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Father Connor received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Lateran University in Rome. He points out that “Intending the good is a subjective operation deriving from an intellectual objective perception of being. The being that I perceive is the esse of my
Connor, R. A.
core   +2 more sources

Association of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 2017
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the relative risk of suicide attempt and suicide in users of hormonal contraception. METHOD The authors assessed associations between hormonal contraceptive use and suicide attempt and suicide in a ...
C. Skovlund   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biology and Management of Male‐Bodied Athletes in Elite Female Sports

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Graphical representation of the relationships of transgender and XY DSDF as male‐bodied athletes along the binary dimensions of biological sex. ABSTRACT The physical advantages in elite power sports that allow men to surpass women are derived from the experience of male puberty.
David J. Handelsman, Stéphane Bermon
wiley   +1 more source

“We wish we had the option”: a qualitative study of women’s perspectives and experiences with contraception in a provincial prison in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesHealth & Justice
Background Evidence suggests that women who are incarcerated desire access to contraception while incarcerated, and that this need is not currently being met. Our objective in this study was to explore the perspectives and experiences of women in prisons
Reilly Jones   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacy availability of emergency contraception in southwestern Pennsylvania: A simulated patient study

open access: yesContraception: X, 2021
Objective: To assess the availability of oral emergency contraception in southwestern Pennsylvania pharmacies. Study design: We conducted a simulated patient study to assess on-the-shelf availability of levonorgestrel emergency contraception and ...
Katherine Orr   +6 more
doaj  

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