Contraception
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Study Examines Dobbs Decision Effects on Permanent Contraception Rates
A close look at data from hundreds of thousands of permanent contraception procedures from Jan. 1, 2019, through March 31, 2023, found an increase in permanent contraception procedure rates for both females and males after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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People with Disabilities Face Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges, Study Shows
New research finds that female adolescents and young adults with disabilities face a few additional sexual and reproductive health challenges when compared with the same population without disabilities.
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Young Adult Black Women Face Many Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Barriers
Young adult Black women in the United States face disproportionate reproductive and sexual health concerns, as well as reduced access to care, research shows.
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Family Planning Clinicians Say Dobbs Decision Affected Their Work
A qualitative, interview-based study shows that family planning clinicians across the United States say their work was affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case.
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ECs at Low Cost from Vending Machines Could Improve Access
Universities and other places frequented by young people are increasingly offering emergency contraceptives in vending machines to make access easier and cheaper.
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Comparison of the Mini and Standard Copper IUD
This Phase III randomized clinical trial demonstrated a three-year cumulative pregnancy rate of 4.8% (95% confidence interval, 2.75 to 6.86) for the NTCu380 mini intrauterine device (IUD), with similar discontinuation rates between the mini copper IUD and the TCu380A standard copper IUD (51.3% vs. 57.3%, P = 0.07), but fewer discontinuations for bleeding and pain for the mini copper IUD (14.5% vs. 27.3%, P < 0.001).
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Cost and Other Economic Factors Affect People’s Access to Contraceptives
New research examines how contraception costs can affect young people’s decision-making about whether to use contraception.
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Cancer Survivors and Patients Need Individualized Contraceptive Counseling
Clinicians increasingly are gearing their contraceptive counseling to the specific needs and desires of each patient. Cancer patients and survivors need person-centered contraceptive counseling that is geared toward their bodies and circumstances.
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Identifying Potential Missed Opportunities to Prevent Ovarian Cancer
A new study found that nearly one in four ovarian cancer patients with high-grade serous cancer (HGSC) could have been offered bilateral salpingectomy at the time of a prior abdominal surgery, potentially preventing their cancer diagnosis.
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Contraceptives Have Multiple Protective Associations with Cancer
As clinicians and researchers work to improve contraception and women’s health, they can leverage their knowledge to help women access the method that works best for them — both as a contraceptive and also for other health benefits, such as cancer prevention.