Contraception
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Immediate postpartum IUD insertion increases expulsion risk
Breastfeeding was associated with a lower expulsion risk regardless of timing of IUD insertion.
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FDA OKs first condom for anal sex
Though the CDC has long encouraged the use of a condom during anal intercourse, the FDA had not until now deemed this practice safe.
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Financial problems, COVID-19 tied to contraceptive delays
Dr. Manze said health care and public-health institutions should prioritize ensuring access to contraception during pandemics and other crises.
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Federal sex education programs linked to decrease in teen pregnancy
“This work shows that more wide-reaching sex education programs – those not limited to abstinence – are successful in lowering rates of teen...
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Drospirenone vs norethindrone progestin-only pills. Is there a clear winner?
Among progestin-only contraceptive pills, compared to norethindrone, drospirenone has superior performance on key dimensions
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More than a month after launch, iPLEDGE glitches persist
The latest improvement attempt is a tool created by the Isotretinoin Products Manufacturers Group, the manufacturers responsible for the FDA-...
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FDA updates status of iPLEDGE access problems
The Isotretinoin Products Manufacturers Group has “created a new tool within the system to help resolve account access for some user groups...
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Medicaid expansion curbs disparities, increases immigrant access, in postpartum care
Expansion of Medicaid was associated with higher rates of postpartum coverage and reduced racial/ethnic disparities in postpartum care, and...
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Increased access to LARC may improve birth outcomes
Medicaid reimbursement for immediate postpartum LARC in South Carolina was associated with decreased probability of subsequent preterm birth and...
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IUDs may increase background enhancement on breast MRI
However, “the study findings raise the question as to whether IUD status should be documented as a matter of course prior to performing breast MRI...
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In U.S. Supreme Court case, the past could be the future on abortion
Large swathes of America could return to an era in which women who want to end a pregnancy face the choice of undergoing a potentially dangerous...