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Family planning providers use long acting contraception more than general population
1. Family planning providers were nearly four times more likely to use long-acting reversible contraception than women in the general ...
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IUD, implant may be effective beyond FDA-approved duration
1. Contraceptive implants and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) remained highly effective for four and six years respectively, one year beyond their ...
Contraception information sheet improves knowledge in dermatology patients
1. Most patients in a dermatology clinic had gaps in their baseline knowledge of contraceptive effectiveness and overestimated the typical ...
Danish case control study links oral contraceptives with glioma
1. Hormonal contraception use was more prevalent among women who developed glioma, a brain tumor, to women without glioma. 2. ...
Hormonal IUD more effective than copper IUD
1. Women using a progesterone-releasing IUD for birth control had significantly fewer unintended pregnancies, including ectopics, compared to those using a ...
Use of injectable contraceptive, Depo-Provera, linked to increased risk of HIV
1. A moderately increased risk of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) acquisition was demonstrated for all women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 28 – October 5, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Effect ...
AAP policy update recommends first-line contraceptives, addresses special populations
1. The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) recommends that pediatricians offer long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) such as the IUD or ...
Contraceptive prior to first intercourse linked with improved reproductive outcomes
1. Women who initiated contraceptive use before first intercourse were more likely to be using a hormonal method of contraception. ...
Post-partum Implanon offers long-term contraception for high risk women
Image: PD 1. Two-thirds of women who had an implanon placed immediately post-partum used the birth control method for the ...
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