Contraceptive Equity

Non-contraceptive Effects of Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices

There is a need for long-acting birth control methods. Copper-bearing intrauterine contraceptive devices do not have systemic side effects and they are appropriate for parous women who have no excess menstrual flow or cramps at baseline and who have low risk for sexually transmitted infections. Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems release levonorgestrel directly into uterine cavity. Th...

Contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use.

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine the associations between prenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use. STUDY DESIGN The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2004-2008 data were analyzed from Missouri, New York state, and New York City (n = 9536). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the associations between prenata...

A New Contraceptive Method

هدف این مقاله تهیه اطلاعات مستند و آزمایشات بالینی ایالات متحده روی مدروکسی پروژسترون استات (MPA) و استرادیول سیپونات (E2C) می باشد که به MPA-E2C معروف است.این دارو اولین کنتراسپتیو هورمونی (پروژسترون-استروژن) ترکیبی تزریقی ماهیانه است که علاوه بر ارائه نحوه استفاده از آن باسایر روشهای پیشگیری و تزریقی DMPA نیز مقایسه شده است.

Contraceptive implants.

In response to the need of some women for long-acting, effective and safe contraceptives, the scientific community developed non-biodegradable progestational subdermal implants that act by making the cervical mucus viscous, with ovulation inhibition and thinning of the endometrial lining. The contraceptive protection is within 24 hours and the cumulative failure rate is low. Contraceptive impla...

Contraceptive Technique