ALLMedicine™ Contraception Center

May 19th, 2022 - Family planning is a low-cost, high-impact public health and development strategy to improve child and maternal health. However, there is a lack of evidence on modern contraceptive use and determinants in sub-Saharan Africa. Hence, this study aime...

May 19th, 2022 - Contraceptive implants are one of the most effective contraceptive methods, providing a long duration of pregnancy protection and a high safety profile. Hence this method is suitable for optimizing the interpregnancy interval, especially for women...

May 19th, 2022 - Our objectives were to determine the knowledge and interest in apps for natural contraception among women and Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OBGYN) residents. An online survey was sent to Brazilian women to gather sociodemographic data, knowledge and...

May 17th, 2022 - College-age people have the highest numbers of unintended pregnancies and pharmacies within college campuses are in a unique position to develop services to meet student needs. Our objective was to implement a pharmacist contraceptive prescribing ...

May 17th, 2022 - To assess whether pharmacist prescription of combined hormonal contraception is associated with 12-month contraceptive continuation rates or breaks in contraceptive coverage. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all short-acting, hormonal ...

Apr 12th, 2022 - To provide health care providers with the best evidence on cannabis use with respect to women's health. Areas of focus include general patterns of cannabis use as well as safety of use; care for women who use cannabis; stigma; screening, brief int...

Apr 12th, 2022 - Fournir aux fournisseurs de soins de santé les meilleures données probantes sur l'utilisation de cannabis et la santé des femmes. Les domaines d'intérêt sont : les profils généraux d'utilisation du cannabis ainsi que la sécurité de la consommation...

Jul 10th, 2021 - To provide guidance on culturally competent contraception counselling that is free of coercion and promotes shared decision-making and patient autonomy. Individuals of reproductive age who seek contraception or counselling for family planning. Con...

Jun 6th, 2020 - COVID-19 is associated with a systemic inflammatory response with activation of coagulation in symptomatic patients. The possibility of coagulopathies in peri- and postmenopausal women taking estrogen therapies makes it necessary to consider antit...

Apr 10th, 2020 - "U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use" (U.S. MEC) 2016 provides evidence-based guidance for the safe use of contraceptive methods among U.S. women with certain characteristics or medical conditions (1). The U.S. MEC is adapted f...

May 11th, 2022 - The optimal interval between pregnancies is debated, but a duration greater than 11-18 months has been suggested as reducing complications in the subsequent pregnancy. Improved birth spacing can be a key benefit use of long-acting reversible contr...

May 6th, 2022 - Patients who present to the gynecology clinic for an annual, postpartum or contraceptive visit will be asked if they are interested in obtaining contraception by the front desk staff. If they respond yes, they will be seen in a triage or exam room...

May 6th, 2022 - Women seeking emergency contraception (EC) frequently report multiple recent episodes of unprotected sex. Although high sensitivity urine pregnancy tests effectively rule-out pregnancy resulting from sex that occurred more than 14 days ago, clinic...

May 5th, 2022 - The pathophysiology of preeclampsia (PE) likely involves both maternal and fetal/placental factors. It has been established that poor placentation followed by oxidative stress/inflammation and abnormalities in the development of placental vasculat...

May 3rd, 2022 - Long acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), including the subdermal etonogestrel implant, and both the copper and levonogestrel intrauterine devices (IUDs), are recommended as first line birth control methods for adolescents and young adults (AY...

May 9th, 2022 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Idaho joined Missouri and Louisiana in contemplating additional restrictions on contraception, such as emergency contraception and intrauterine devices. (Idaho Statesman) Not to be out...

May 5th, 2022 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration was looking at grants to help fund expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Court overturns a 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwid...

May 2nd, 2022 - A combination of ulipristal acetate (UA) and a cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor holds promise as a pericoital, "on- demand" female oral contraceptive, taken only when needed, according to an exploratory study published in BMJ Sexual & Reproduct...

Apr 28th, 2022 - COLLEGE STATION, Texas — "Mysterious Dolphin" needed an emergency contraception pill dropped off on a porch outside of town. Allison Medulan, a sophomore at Texas A&M University who had just come from biology class, saw the request on her cellphon...

Apr 12th, 2022 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Philadelphia will reinstate its indoor mask mandate next week, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so amid a rise in cases fueled by BA.2. (CNN, ABC News) And Columbia University,...