Articles Tagged With: Contraception
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When Researching Youth Contraception, Include Young Voices in Study Design
Asking young people to contribute to research for improving contraceptive access can be a good strategy to improve contraception education and engagement that targets teenagers and young adults.
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Who Is Most Likely to Seek Contraception from Publicly Supported Providers?
People with private health insurance typically obtain their contraceptive methods from private doctors’ offices, in-store clinics, or pharmacies, while just about everyone else relies on publicly funded health centers and family practice clinics for contraceptive care, a new study says.
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How Common Are Hormonal Side Effects with the 52-mg Levonorgestrel IUD?
In this secondary analysis of the ACCESS IUS trial, participants who used combined hormonal contraceptives compared to nonhormonal contraceptives prior to enrolling were more likely to complain of acne in the first six months (13% vs. 8.5%, P = 0.006) and 12 months (15.7% vs. 10.6%, P = 0.005) of levonorgestrel intrauterine device use. Overall, the rate of discontinuation in the first six months because of adverse events was 5.5%, with no difference between the two groups.
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Pharmacists Increasingly Prescribe Hormonal Contraception
Increasing evidence shows that pharmacists are capable of prescribing hormonal contraception and even prescribing abortion medication in states with laws protecting women’s access to abortion care.
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Three Steps Contraception Providers Can Take Now and After Jan. 20, 2025
Ahead of potential rollbacks in access to abortion care and contraception care through the next administration’s policies, there are some actions the reproductive health community can take now.
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Potential Challenges Ahead for Reproductive Healthcare
One of the main challenges for reproductive healthcare providers is unpredictability. No one knows what kind of change will occur or when.
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Providers Need to Know if Patients Are Receiving Ketamine Treatments
OB/GYNs and other reproductive healthcare providers need to find out during contraceptive and pregnancy counseling whether their patients are using or have plans to use ketamine, a drug that is becoming more common for use among psychiatric patients, new research says.
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The Factors Affecting How Women Access Reproductive Healthcare in Appalachia
Women living in small, rural communities tied together by religion and social traditions may have difficulty accessing their preferred contraception because of both social barriers and having fewer reproductive healthcare providers near their homes.
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Medicaid Rules May Hinder Receiving Permanent Contraception Postpartum
People giving birth while receiving Medicaid have 56% lower odds of obtaining postpartum sterilization than people who gave birth while on private insurance, a new study shows.
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Reproductive Healthcare in Adolescents with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
This cohort study of 3,723 female adolescents from the Kaiser Permanente healthcare system in California found that adolescents with autism or developmental disability were less likely to see an OB/GYN or be prescribed contraception compared with their typically developing peers. This study identified disparities present in reproductive healthcare for this population, despite higher rates of menstrual-related diagnoses.