Contraception
Commentary
Learning about and prescribing emergency contraception
Areas of care out of our comfort zone should not prevent us from giving well-rounded and informed care.
News
FDA advisory committee supports birth control patch approval
Concerns persist regarding pregnancy rates and VTE risk among women with obesity who use the patch.
From the Journals
Universal adolescent education on healthy relationships needed
There were no statistically significant demographic differences among girls facing reproductive coercion or adolescent relationship abuse.
Conference Coverage
Bilateral salpingectomy gains favor for sterilization
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Bilateral salpingectomy is gaining favor in both vaginal and cesarean delivery settings.
From the Journals
Teen mothers using long-acting reversible contraception are least likely to use condoms
Teen mothers using the patch, ring, injections, or the pill are more likely to use condoms, but condom use still is relatively low in this...
Conference Coverage
Dr. Eve Espey: Some good news in her 2019 contraceptive update
NASHVILLE, TENN. –
Conference Coverage
LARC prolongs interpregnancy intervals but doesn’t cut preterm birth risk
NASHVILLE, TENN. – LARC use reduces short interpregnancy intervals, but does not appear to reduce the risk of...
Conference Coverage
Ovarian reserve markers fall on isotretinoin, but rebound after stopping treatment
MILAN – Ovarian reserve and antral follicle count dropped for those on a higher dose; AMH levels fell for all.
Feature
Judge bars contraceptive mandate from being enforced
Texas court ruled the ACA requirement violates religious freedoms.
From the Journals
Postpartum LARC uptake increased with separate payment
The introduction of separate hospital payment for immediate post-partum long-acting reversible contraceptives is associated with increased uptake...
From the Journals
Pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception safe, effective
In 2016, Oregon became the first state to grant pharmacists authority to prescribe hormonal contraception without requiring consultation.