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

Contraception: 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, Jennifer Chin, Maris Cuddeback, Jessica Zimo, Colleen Judge-Golden, Marian Jarlenski, Sonya Borrero   +6 more
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Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine, 2017
Background Little is known about whether contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Methods We assessed associations between the use of hormonal contraception and the risk of invasive breast cancer in a ...
L. Mørch, C. Skovlund, P. Hannaford, L. Iversen, S. Fielding, Ø. Lidegaard   +5 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence, Menstruation, Genital Tract Health, and Contraception Use among Women in Jordan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. The COVID-19 pandemic is a major global concern for public health where high numbers of COVID-19–infected cases and deaths have been recorded. This study assessed the COVID-19 pandemic impact on domestic violence, genital tract health, menstruation ...
Iman Aolymat
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harmonizing national abortion and pregnancy prevention laws and policies for sexual violence survivors with the Maputo Protocol: proceedings of a 2016 regional technical meeting in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Proceedings, 2018
In April 2016, the Population Council, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception, convened a regional meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, geared toward supporting countries in East and ...
Jill Thompson, Chi-Chi Undie, Avni Amin, Brooke Ronald Johnson, Rajat Khosla, Leopold Ouedraogo, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Sara Rich, Elizabeth Westley, Melissa Garcia, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew   +11 more
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Integration of a contraception clinic into an opioid treatment setting to improve contraception knowledge, accessibility and uptake: a pilot study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a contraception clinic within an opioid agonist treatment (OAT) service to improve access to contraception, especially long‐acting reversible methods of contraception (LARC), for women
Carolyn A. Day, Bethany White, Sharon E. Reid, Molly Fowler, Kirsten I. Black   +4 more
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Nonfulfillment of desired postpartum permanent contraception and resultant maternal and pregnancy health outcomesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Up to half of the patients requesting postpartum permanent contraception do not undergo the desired procedure. Although nonfulfillment of desired postpartum permanent contraception is associated with increased risk of pregnancy within 12 ...
Aurora Ford, MA, Mustafa Ascha, PhD, Barbara Wilkinson, MD, MA, Emily Verbus, MD, Mary Montague, MD, Jane Morris, MD, Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS   +6 more
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A study protocol : using demand-side financing to meet the birth spacing needs of the underserved in Punjab Province in Pakistan [PDF]

, 2014
Background: High fertility rates, unwanted pregnancies, low modern contraceptive prevalence and a huge unmet need for contraception adversely affect women's health in Pakistan and this problem is compounded by limited access to reliable information and ...
Abbas, Ghazanfer, Ali, Moazzam, Azmat, Syed Khurram, Bilgrami, Mohsina, Hameed, Waqas, Ishaque, Muhammed, Mustafa, Ghulam, Temmerman, Marleen   +7 more
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Contraception and infertility. [PDF]

BMJ, 1972
A case history is presented of a 22-year-old woman who remained infertile following 3 years of oral contraceptive treatment. The woman had had tuberculous meningitis at the age of 6 but was otherwise normal. Normal ovulation and the fertility of her husband was confirmed and hospital examination was then recommended.
M Brudenell, K L Oldershaw
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Advances in contraception: vaginal contraceptive rings

Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health, 2023
The vaginal contraceptive ring is very effective and user dependent. In this article, we will discuss the different types of vaginal contraceptive rings, namely, the etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol (ENG/EE) ring (NuvaRing, Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA) and the segesterone acetate (SA)/EE (Annovera, Mayne Pharma, Raleigh, NC, USA) ring.
Sara Al-Haddad, Ki’ara K. R. Branham, Camille A. Clare   +2 more
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Correction to: Harmonizing national abortion and pregnancy prevention laws and policies for sexual violence survivors with the Maputo Protocol: proceedings of a 2016 regional technical meeting in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Proceedings, 2018
After publication of the original article [1], it was noticed one of the author’s Given Names was misspelled. Sarah Rich’s name was misspelled as Sara Rich. The author’s name is correctly presented in the author list of this correction.
Jill Thompson, Chi-Chi Undie, Avni Amin, Brooke Ronald Johnson, Rajat Khosla, Leopold Ouedraogo, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Sarah Rich, Elizabeth Westley, Melissa Garcia, Harriet Birungi, Ian Askew   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source