Contraception
Commentary
How physicians can provide better care to transgender patients
Those transgender patients who seek care often have unpleasant experiences.
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COVID-19 pandemic hinders access to contraception
The reduced desire for pregnancy was significantly linked to greater difficulty accessing birth control.
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Levonorgestrel IUD effective as emergency contraception
Results show this method is more effective than oral contraceptive pills.
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Oral contraceptives may reduce ovarian and endometrial cancer risk 35 years after discontinuation
Women who take oral contraceptive pills may not have an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer, relative to women who have never taken them, a...
Commentary
Etonogestrel implants may be bent, fractured by trauma or during sports
Removals of the implant upon such occasions can be challenging.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 impacts women’s contraception choices
Providers embrace telehealth to help women adapt to changing circumstances and maintain access to contraceptive options.
Conference Coverage
Menstrual cup use increases risk of IUD expulsion
Women with IUDs who used a menstrual cup experienced more expulsions compared to tampon users.
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Fertility delay varied with contraceptive method in study
Users of injectable contraceptives had a delay of up to 8 months after discontinuing before they conceived.
Conference Coverage
Postpartum tubal ligation safe in obese women
Complications and subsequent pregnancies were similar across BMIs.
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Tamoxifen can reduce bleeding in women with contraceptive implants
Seven days of tamoxifen helped treat troublesome bleeding from the etonogestrel 68-mg subdermal contraceptive implant.
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Levonorgestrel IUDs offer safe, effective care for disabled adolescents
Patients with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities benefited from the use of levonorgestrel IUDs.