Contraception

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In a recent study, negative mental health symptoms such as increased anxiety were observed among combined oral contraceptive users when treatment was paused.

In a recent study, active-duty US Army servicewomen after did not use long-active reversible contraception within 3 months after delivery.

In a recent study, transgender women had reduced sperm quality compared to cisgender men, and transgender men used contraception at similar rates to cisgender women.

The IPP LARC program “allowed for the provision of LARCs for women who had limited to no funds or access, especially in the postpartum period,” according to study authors of a poster presented at the 2023 Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists Annual Clinical Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

In a recent study, effective contraceptive use was decreased among women enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare compared to Medicaid only.

Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.

In a recent study, patients were more likely to receive contraceptive counseling following a telephone-based intervention documented in electronic medical records.

In a recent study, individuals with intrauterine device placement after abortion were commonly satisfied with the device and continued use after 1 year.

In a recent study, patients chose different methods of contraception or sterilization at delivery based on their presenting malignancy.

In a recent study, rates of abnormal bleeding among etonogestrel contraceptive implant users did not differ between a curcumin and a placebo group.

Access to contraceptive care was lacking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Norgestrel (Opill; HRA Pharma) is the first nonprescription oral contraceptive approved for use in the United States.

The White House has announced the signing of an executive order from President Biden to allow easier access to contraception in the United States.

In a recent study, decreased use of long acting and permanent methods of contraception was found among patients with opioid use disorder.

Clinicians need to stay up-to-date with medication and access issues.

Many barriers lead to low rates of use of LARCs.

At the 2023 ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting, methods of providing contraception to adolescents in a post-Dobbs era were discussed.

At the 2023 ACOG Annual Clinic & Scientific Meeting, a look at the accuracy of women’s health issues when posted on Instagram.

In a recent study, patients taking curcumin to prevent bleeding patterns from contraceptive implants reported similar levels of satisfaction as those taking placebo.

In a recent study, investigators found a need for online education about long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) to be modified based on culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

In a unanimous vote, norgestrel (Opill; HRA Pharma) has been backed by an FDA advisory panel as an over-the-counter birth control pill.

In a recent study, women trying to become pregnant were more likely to experience pregnancy after 12 months than women contemplating pregnancy and women not trying or contemplating pregnancy.

Most women and men did not even try to discuss or obtain contraception predeployment, a finding that the authors said warrants further investigation.

A recent study indicated that receiving donations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ national political action committee did not lead to shifts in legislators’ positions on abortion from 2012 to 2022.

In a recent study, the association between employment status and contraceptive use observed in a period before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was not found in a post-ACA period.

In a recent study, individuals who had experienced challenges accessing contraceptive care, common among Black, Indigenous, and people of color, were more likely to use an over-the-counter oral contraceptive pill.

In a recent study, being forced to travel out of state for abortion care led to increased feelings of worry, stigma, and being cast out among patients.

On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to keep mifepristone (Mifeprex; Danco Laboratories) on the market, maintaining its availability for women seeking an abortion.

In a recent review, increased requests for telemedicine abortion and decreased in-person visits to abortion clinics were observed.