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Although users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) experienced more bone fractures than users of other contraceptives, their risk of bone fractures was higher at baseline before initiating DMPA and did not change while on DMPA. This suggests that confounding, unknown factors led to the association between DMPA and fractures in previous studies.
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In a large, multicenter, randomized study of women in Europe who presented with ectopic pregnancy, there was no significant difference in the rate of subsequent intrauterine pregnancy observed following early ectopic pregnancy managed with medical therapy or conservative (salpingostomy) surgery, or following acute ectopic pregnancy managed with radical (salpingectomy) or conservative surgery.
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The contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ) and patch (Ortho Evra, Ortho Womens Health & Urology, Raritan, NJ). are two effective options for women who choose combined hormonal methods.
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When it comes to family planning, more women are choosing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the contraceptive implant, say respondents to the 2012 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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The upswing of use of long-acting reversible contraception is making an impact on the use of combined oral contraceptives (oCs), according to responses to the 2012 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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Birth control sabotage in which a partner deliberately pokes holes in condoms, destroys birth control pills, or tampers with the efficacy of a method is not uncommon.
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While several protocols are available to start women on a combined oral contraceptive (OC), respondents to the 2012 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey are firmly behind the Quick Start method of pill initiation.
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Noninvasive ventilation has previously been shown to improve outcomes in studies of patients with acute respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of COPD. This study confirms the effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation in a large population-based registry and also demonstrates the wide variability of implementation and significant under-utilization of this therapy.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major source of morbidity in patients and cost to the health care community. In the presence of risk factors for thromboembolism, AF is associated with an increased risk of stroke, and this risk is reduced with warfarin. However, warfarin has limitations, including the risk of bleeding and the need for regular blood tests. The
