Peptide Contraception in Women

Contraception in perimenopausal women

During perimenopause, i. e. immediately prior to menopause until the end of the first year after a woman’s last menstruation, fertility has not entirely ceased. Ovulation may occur spontaneously thus effective contraception is still necessary especially if a pregnancy is not desired. No contraceptive method is contraindicated only because of the advanced age.Therefore, perimenopausal women can ...

Nonsurgical Permanent Contraception for Women

Controversies in contraception for women with epilepsy

Contraception is an important choice that offers autonomy to women with regard to prevention of unintended pregnancies. There is wide variation in the contraceptive practices between continents, countries, and societies. The medical eligibility for contraception for sexually active women with epilepsy (WWE) is determined by the type of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) that they use. Enzyme inducing ...

Contraception for women in selected circumstances.

OBJECTIVE To review new evidence regarding ten controversial issues in the use of contraceptive methods among women with special conditions and to present World Health Organization recommendations derived in part from this evidence. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE and PREMEDLINE databases for English-language articles, published between January 1995 and December 2001, for evidence relevant t...

Hormonal contraception in women with medical conditions

Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD OBG MANAGEMENT Board of Editors Professor and Assistant Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla D ecisive new data on risks and benefits of hormonal contraception will change how we manage many patients. These findings prompted the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to...