Contraception
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Physician Champions Credited With Increase in Postpartum Teen Contraception
Major Finding: Prenatal documentation of a plan for postpartum contraception was associated with greater use of long-acting reversible...
Conference Coverage
No Increased VTE Risk Found With NuvaRing
Major Finding: The 4-year risk of venous thromboembolism was 9 emboli/10,000 woman-years in patients on NuvaRing or combined oral contraceptives...
Conference Coverage
Physicians Underestimate Patient Pain from IUD Insertion
Major Finding: Patients rated their maximum pain during IUD insertion at 64 mm on a 100-mm visual analogue scale, compared with a rating by...
Conference Coverage
Investigational Contraceptive Patch Shows Promise
Major Finding: No clinically meaningful differences in contraceptive efficacy were observed between women who used an oral contraceptive and those...
News
Hormonal Contraceptives Insignificantly Lower Vitamin B12 Levels
Major Finding: During the first 6 months after the women started hormonal contraception, B12 levels declined by 97 pg/mL (20%) in the OC group and...