Contraception

January 26, 2021

Three experts in maternal-fetal medicine hosted the Womxn’s Health Collaborative Symposium: Crucial conversations for careers in MFM during the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting on Monday.

January 19, 2021

Initiation of more effective contraception occurred more often among patients who were seen by a volunteer reproductive health educator during routine visits at a resident obstetrics and gynecology clinic, according to a study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.

January 18, 2021

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many U.S. family planning providers have started offering telemedicine services.

December 02, 2020

The study in the Brazilian Journal of Nursing also found that the IUD complications were the same as those commonly cited in the literature.

December 02, 2020

The ever-use of an intrauterine device (IUD) reduces the risk of ovarian cancer by an average of 30%, according to a rigorous meta-analysis in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

November 25, 2020

Less than half of ob/gyns offer their patients the two most effective forms of emergency contraception -- ulipristal acetate and the copper intrauterine device (IUD) -- according to a national survey.

November 12, 2020

Neither the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) nor the copper intrauterine device (IUD) impact the incidence of cellular atypia, but do interfere with the microbiota over time, according to liquid-based cervical cytology and microbiological analyses.

November 12, 2020

A prospective interventional hospital-based study from India has found that a postpartum intrauterine copper device (PPIUCD) is an efficacious method to reduce the unmet need of contraception.

November 03, 2020

A summary of key findings from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recent data brief, No.388, October 2020.

October 29, 2020

“Telehealth visits serve to ensure patient-centered, shared decision-making counseling, as well as allowing the provider to confirm that the patients are good candidates with no contraindications for their method of choice,” Eve Espey, MD, MPH, said.