ALLMedicine™ Contraception Center

May 16th, 2022 - Inpatient insertion of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and immediate postpartum tubal ligation allow women to initiate highly effective contraception prior to hospital discharge. We measured rates of intrauterine device (IUD) and contr...

May 16th, 2022 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified disparities in care, including within reproductive health. There has been limited research on the implications of the financial calamity COVID-19 has precipitated on reproductive healt...

May 16th, 2022 - Extending hormonal intrauterine system (IUS) duration will allow users to have less need for procedures to provide long-term contraception. Evaluate efficacy and safety of levonorgestrel 52 mg IUS during years 7 and 8 of use. A total of 1751 nulli...

May 15th, 2022 - Our aim was to describe the reliance on female permanent contraception among women with demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to describe socio-economic and demographic pat...

May 14th, 2022 - The aim of this study is to describe modern female and male method awareness, information sources, outreach exposures, and acquisition source awareness among young men aged 15-24 by sexual behavior status in sub-Saharan Africa. Cross-sectional sur...

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 - 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 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 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,...