Contraception
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Implants, IUDs Top OCs, Patches, Rings at Preventing Pregnancy
Major Finding: Women using IUDs and subdermal implants had contraceptive failure rates of 0.3% at 1 year, 0.6% at 2 years, and 0.9% at 3 years.
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Immediate Postpartum IUD Placement Prone to Expulsion
Major Finding: In all, 54% of 22 women receiving levonorgestrel-containing IUDs immediately after delivery had expelled the device, compared with...
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Pregnancy, Contraception Data Highlighted in Epilepsy Registry
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Weight a Factor in Risky Sexual Behaviors of Adolescent Females
Major Finding: Compared with their normal weight peers, overweight and obese adolescent females were more likely to have sexual intercourse before...
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Physician Champions Credited With Increase in Postpartum Teen Contraception
Major Finding: Prenatal documentation of a plan for postpartum contraception was associated with greater use of long-acting reversible...
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No Increased VTE Risk Found With NuvaRing
Major Finding: The 4-year risk of venous thromboembolism was 9 emboli/10,000 woman-years in patients on NuvaRing or combined oral contraceptives...
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Physicians Underestimate Patient Pain from IUD Insertion
Major Finding: Patients rated their maximum pain during IUD insertion at 64 mm on a 100-mm visual analogue scale, compared with a rating by...
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Investigational Contraceptive Patch Shows Promise
Major Finding: No clinically meaningful differences in contraceptive efficacy were observed between women who used an oral contraceptive and those...
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Hormonal Contraceptives Insignificantly Lower Vitamin B12 Levels
Major Finding: During the first 6 months after the women started hormonal contraception, B12 levels declined by 97 pg/mL (20%) in the OC group and...