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Interventions for emergency contraception [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for EC. Information on the comparative effectiveness, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive healthcare providers and the women they serve.
Jie, Shen +4 more
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Emergency contraception awareness in an at‐risk population
, 2019 Background: Consumer awareness of emergency contraception is generally poor. School leavers (schoolies) engage in risky behaviours, including casual sex and alcohol and drug consumption.
Michelle A. King +5 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Emergency contraception (EC) can significantly reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Anthony Idowu Ajayi +3 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Youth with autism spectrum disorder or attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may face barriers to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Yet, data on preventive SRH service use remain limited, especially digital care. This population‐based registry study investigated whether patterns of SRH service use differed by digital ...
Lovisa Hellsten +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Access to emergency contraception [PDF]
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2006 AbstractThe introduction of emergency contraception (EC) has encountered barriers derived from the erroneous perception of EC as an abortificient and conservative attitudes. In several countries, “prolife” groups have initiated lawsuits against national regulatory bodies for approving EC.
V, Schiappacasse, S, Diaz
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The Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device is Effective as Emergency Contraception
, 2021 Emergency contraception prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse. The FDA has approved two "morning-after" pills for this purpose, and the copper intrauterine device (IUD) is an order of magnitude more effective than these oral options.
Turok, D.; Simmons, R.; Kaiser, J.; Gawron, L.; Sanders, J.
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Support and destigmatization in early pregnancy loss in Spain
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Early miscarriages are a frequent reproductive event, often silenced and shrouded in stigma. Feminist anthropology has pointed out how such losses challenge the widespread Euro‐American social representations of motherhood and pregnancy, as well as societal unease with death.
Giulia Colavolpe‐Severi +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The Fertility Reduction Effects of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative by Age and Parity
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We use restricted‐access birth records from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to document the full age and parity fertility effects of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative (CFPI). The CFPI provided access to every FDA approved method of contraception for free to anyone living below approximately 200% of the federal poverty line ...
James Flynn +6 more
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UPA > LNG, but Not Good Enough [What Do We Need to Know about Emergency Contraception?]
, 2013 In this issue of Contraception Brache et al. report pooled data from three randomized trials on the efficacy of emergency contraception (EC) pill regimens to prevent ovulation.
Trussell, James +3 more
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