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Knowledge Gaps and Misinformation About Birth Control Methods Persist in 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
Beyond Birth Control: Family Planning and Women's Lives is a multiyear project examining the current state of access to contraception and how this access influences women's lives in the short and long term.
Adele Shartzer, Brigette Courtot, Stacey McMorrow   +2 more
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The effect of a postpartum IUD intervention on counseling and choice: Evidence from a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial in Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (SLCOG), launched an initiative in 2014 to institutionalize immediate postpartum IUD (PPIUD ...
Canning, David, de Silva, Ranjith, Karra, Mahesh, Pearson, Erin, Pradhan, Elina, Samarasekera, Arnjali, Senanayake, Hemantha, Shah, Iqbal, Weerasekera, Deepal   +8 more
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Women in space: A review of known physiological adaptations and health perspectives

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to the spaceflight environment causes adaptations in most human physiological systems, many of which are thought to affect women differently from men. Since only 11.5% of astronauts worldwide have been female, these issues are largely understudied.
Millie Hughes‐Fulford, Danielle J. Carroll, Heather C. M. Allaway, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Aenor J. Sawyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internet-Based Information on Long-Acting Reversible Contraception for Adolescents

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2016
Background: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is safe, effective, and recommended as first-line contraception for adolescents. Despite clear medical recommendations, the type and quality of Internet information regarding LARC for teenagers is ...
Kari Harris, Kelly Byrd, Matt Engel, Kerri Weeks, Carolyn R. Ahlers-Schmidt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ricinus Communis: Nutritional Importance, Health Benefits, and Industrial Applications

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The current paper summarizes the nutritional composition, phytochemistry, health benefits, safety studies, and applications of castor beans and their oil. Moreover, the diverse bioactive compounds, including saponins, emodins, terpenoids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, exhibit therapeutic properties such as antioxidant, anticancer,
Hassan Raza, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Asad Abbas, Aimen Mazhar, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Muhammad Imran, Muzzamal Hussain, Ehab M. Mostafa, Ahmed H. El‐Ghorab, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Samy Selim, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad, Anjuman Gul Memon, Entessar Al Jbawi   +13 more
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Are Women In Lomé Getting Their Desired Methods Of Contraception? Understanding Provider Bias From Restrictions To Choice. [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Despite improvements in contraception availability, women face persistent barriers that compromise reproductive autonomy and informed choice.
Koffi, Tekou, McCoy, Sandra, Pleasants, Elizabeth, Prata, Ndola, Weidert, Karen   +4 more
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Adolescents' contraception continuation in Switzerland: a prospective observational study. [PDF]

, 2017
Securing the adherence over time to contraception by adolescent girls is a challenge. Until now little was known about this topic in Switzerland. The aim of our study was to determine contraceptive continuation rates among adolescents in this country and
Ballabeni, P., Diserens, C., Jacot-Guillarmod, M., Mathevet, P., Quach, A.   +4 more
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Capability, opportunity and motivation for shared decision‐making about valproate as an antiseizure medication treatment for epilepsy in women with pregnancy potential: A qualitative study of patient perspectives

British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Objectives Valproate is a highly effective antiseizure medication but carries significant teratogenic and neurodevelopmental risks to offspring if used during pregnancy. A shared decision‐making (SDM) approach is recommended to guide clinician/patient discussions on valproate suitability for women with pregnancy potential.
Sarah Louise Griffiths, Delyth James, Denitza Williams, Lynette James, Andrew Evans, William O. Pickrell, Christine McKnight, Sarah Brown, Rhiannon Phillips   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability of the etonogestrel implantable contraceptive

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2009
Heather HohmannDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAAbstract: Contraceptive implants provide long-acting, highly effective reversible contraception.
Heather Hohmann
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“I am forced to just give it to her because she is the one who wants it”: A qualitative study of providers’ perspectives on contraceptive counseling in Tanzania

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
Drawing on 29 in-depth interviews with health care providers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this paper describes providers’ attitudes and beliefs about contraceptive methods and the extent to which providers consider client choice and autonomy when ...
Alexandra Wollum, Jessica D. Gipson, Amon Sabasaba, Mohamad I. Brooks, Corrina Moucheraud   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source