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Strategies to improve adherence and acceptability of hormonal methods of contraception.

Halpern V, Lopez LM, Grimes DA, Gallo MF

Clinical Sciences, FHI, P.O. Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, 27709.

Published 14 April 2011 in Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 4: CD004317.
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Articles on Contraception published 17 March 2011:

Theory-based interventions for contraception.   Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3: CD007249.

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Theory-based interventions for contraception.   Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3: CD007249.

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Articles on Contraception published 19 October 2010:

Sexual behavior and contraception among young Polish women.   Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 89(11): 1447-52.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze sexual behavior and the use of contraception among young women in Poland. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. POPULATION: 1,478 young women in higher (78.9%) and secondary (21.1%) education. SETTING: Gdansk region in Poland. METHODS: The data were gathered between September and December 2008 by the use of a questionnaire prepared for the purpose of this study, completed anonymously and in person by the young women. RESULTS: Sexual activity had been initiated by 67.2% of the ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Contraception published 15 September 2010:

The future of women's contraception: stakes and modalities.   Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1205(1): 230-9.

The two main contraceptive methods are the combined pill and the intrauterine device. In several countries, sterilization is a commonly used alternative. The current goals of contraception remain to achieve effective, accessible, reversible, and well-tolerated birth control for everyone. Despite progress, these goals have not been reached. To achieve these goals, it is mandatory to create new hormonal combinations and to discover new contraceptive targets. Recent innovations associate the ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Contraception published 2 September 2010:

American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy statement--sexuality, contraception, and the media.   Pediatrics, 126(3): 576-82.

From a health viewpoint, early sexual activity among US adolescents is a potential problem because of the risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. New evidence points to the media adolescents use frequently (television, music, movies, magazines, and the Internet) as important factors in the initiation of sexual intercourse. There is a major disconnect between what mainstream media portray-casual sex and sexuality with no consequences-and what children and teenagers ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Contraception published 27 August 2010:

Efficacy of a novel educational curriculum using a simulation laboratory on resident performance of hysteroscopic sterilization.   Fertil Steril, 94(4): 1521-4.

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a novel educational curriculum using a simulation teaching laboratory improves resident knowledge, comfort with, and surgical performance of hysteroscopic sterilization. DESIGN: An educational prospective, pretest/posttest study. SETTING: The Montefiore Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery Laboratory. PATIENT(S)/SUBJECT(S): Thirty-four OB/GYN residents in an academic medical center. INTERVENTION(S): Hysteroscopic sterilization simulation laboratory and a brief ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Analysis of pain and satisfaction with office-based hysteroscopic sterilization.   Fertil Steril, 94(4): 1189-94.

OBJECTIVE: To assess pain and patient satisfaction with office-based hysteroscopic sterilization. DESIGN: This prospective, observational study was designed to assess patient pain perception and satisfaction with office-based hysteroscopic sterilization using the Essure device (Conceptus, Mountain View, CA). SETTING: Faculty practice office at an inner-city urban medical center. PATIENT(S): Women seeking hysteroscopic sterilization. INTERVENTION(S): Office hysteroscopic sterilization under ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Reproducibility of the interpretation of pelvic x-ray 3 months after hysteroscopic sterilization with Essure.   Fertil Steril, 94(4): 1202-7.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy and the interobserver reproducibility of pelvic x-rays in the diagnosis of successful bilateral sterilization with Essure after a 3-month follow-up period. DESIGN: Interobserver study. SETTING: Outpatient department of obstetrics and gynecology in a Dutch teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Patients with successful bilateral Essure placement. INTERVENTION(S): Hysteroscopic sterilization with Essure and pelvic x-ray and hysterosalpingography after a ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

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