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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017
Unwanted pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and developing countries. Although the reduction in the rates of these pregnancies requires multifactorial approaches, increasing access to long-acting contraceptive methods can ...
Rogerio Bonassi Machado, Ilza Maria Urbano Monteiro, Jarbas Magalhães, Cristina Aparecida Falbo Guazzelli, Milena Bastos Brito, Marta Franco Finotti, Jaqueline Neves Lubianca, Luis Carlos Sakamoto, Silvio Antonio Franceschini   +8 more
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Long-acting reversible hormonal contraception

South African Family Practice, 2016
Long-acting reversible hormonal contraceptives are effective methods of birth control that provide contraception for an extended period without requiring user action.
N. E. Dahan-Farkas, M. O.E. Irhuma
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Continuous quality improvement strategy for increasing immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive use at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background Even though the immediate postpartum period is a golden time and a great opportunity to provide long-acting reversible contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancy, its utilisation is very low in Ethiopia.
Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Demisew Amenu Sori, Lema Seboka Degefa, Zerihun Asefa   +3 more
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022
Long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods are effective options for pregnancy prevention. Currently available products in the United States include an etonogestrel implant, a copper intrauterine device (IUD), and several levonorgestrel IUDs. With increasing prevalence and duration of use, our understanding of efficacy, risks, and benefits has
Baker, Courtney C, Creinin, Mitchell D
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Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study

Health Technology Assessment, 2023
Background: Women with overweight (a body mass index of ≥ 25 kg/m2) or obesity (a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2) are at greater risk of experiencing complications during pregnancy and labour than women with a healthy weight.
Susan Channon, Elinor Coulman, Rebecca Cannings-John, Josie Henley, Mandy Lau, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Heather Strange, Freya Davies, Julia Sanders, Caroline Scherf, Zoë Couzens, Leah Morantz   +11 more
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Use of reproductive health services among women using long- or short-acting contraceptive methods – a register-based cohort study from Finland

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) have superior contraceptive efficacy compared to short-acting reversible contraceptives (SARCs) and choosing LARCs over SARC methods reduces the need for abortion care. However, little is known how
Tuire Helene Saloranta, Frida Katrin Gyllenberg, Anna But, Mika Gissler, Oskari Heikinheimo, Merja Kristiina Laine   +5 more
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Long-acting reversible contraception [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2013
I would like to draw the attention of your readers to the conclusions of a paper recently published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare ,1 the conclusion of which is that …
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Postpartum Green Star family planning decision aid for pregnant adolescents in Tanzania: a qualitative feasibility study

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain Language Summary This study assessed the practicality, usefulness, and acceptability of the decision aid we developed for pregnant adolescents in Tanzania. The study was conducted at Amana District Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. For the study
Stella E. Mushy, Eri Shishido, Sebalda Leshabari, Shigeko Horiuchi   +3 more
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Long-acting reversible contraception utilization and associated factors among women in extended postpartum period in southern Ethiopia

Archives of Public Health, 2021
Background Postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive is important to prevent unintended and closed spaced pregnancy following the first 12 months of childbirth.
Yibeltal Mesfin, Abraham Wallelign
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Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents [PDF]

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2012
Teen pregnancy continues to plague the United States. This review will discuss long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method use in teens, comprising intrauterine devices and subdermal implants.The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control, and the World ...
Colleen McNicholas, Jeffrey F. Peipert
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