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Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraception in Bukombe District, Geita Region, Tanzania: a community- based study

open access: yesContraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020
Background Globally, approximately half of all pregnancies occur before 24 months after child birth. In Sub Saharan Africa the unmet need for family planning is highest among postpartum women. There is a dearth of information regarding factors associated
Kiondo Solomon Kiondo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of an Evidence‐Based Guideline for Management of Side Effects from Long‐Acting Reversible Contraceptives: A Quality Improvement Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Introduction Many health care providers believe that women who initiate long‐acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) discontinue the method because of side effects too soon for the method to be economical.
Glantz, J. Christopher   +2 more
core   +1 more source

An update on the potential for male contraception : emerging options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The human population continues to grow and is estimated to rise to 10.1 billion by the end of the century. Therefore, there is still an unmet need for safe and highly effective contraceptive options for both men and women.
Alsaadi, Manal   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of immediate post-partum long acting reversible contraceptives and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia: An institutional based cross-sectional study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Background An immediate postpartum period is a good opportunity to utilize immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives for women whom they want to delay pregnancy.
Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh   +3 more
doaj  

Preconception Care of Women on Prescribed Opioids [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The landmark 2015 report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) posited that too many women of reproductive age received prescribed opioids. This is significant because fetal exposure to a known teratogen can have catastrophic outcomes.
Norwick, Rebecca-Maria
core   +1 more source

Luteinizing hormone receptor knockout mouse: What has it taught us?

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Luteinizing hormone (LH), along with its agonist choriongonadotropin (hCG) in humans, is the key hormone responsible for the tropic regulation of the gonadal function. LH and hCG act through their cognate receptor, the luteinizing hormone/choriongonadotropin receptor (LHCGR; more appropriately LHR in rodents lacking CG), located in the testis ...
Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi
wiley   +1 more source

Dual Use Research of Concern—The Necessity of Global Bioethics Engagement

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dual use research of concern (DURC) refers to research conducted for legitimate scientific purposes that could also be misused to pose a significant threat to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, or national security.
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
wiley   +1 more source

Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Use in Adolescent at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital

open access: yesThai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2016
Objective:To determine the intention and using of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in adolescents in the postpartum period.Material and Method: A prospective cohort study was conducted at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima hospital, from June 2014 to ...
Lalita Songsathaporn, Siraya Kitiyodom
doaj   +1 more source

Social predictors of repeat adolescent pregnancy and focussed strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article begins with an overview of teenage pregnancy within a social context. Data are then presented on conceptions and repeat conceptions in teenagers. Social predictors of repeat teenage pregnancy are grouped according to social ecological theory.
Rowlands, Sam
core   +1 more source

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