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  1. Rwanda has made significant strides in improving the health of its people, including increasing access to and use of family planning. Contraceptive use has increased from 17% to 53% in just one decade, from 20...

    Authors: Hilary M. Schwandt, Seth Feinberg, Akrofi Akotiah, Tong Yuan Douville, Elliot V. Gardner, Claudette Imbabazi, Erin McQuin, Maha Mohamed, Alexis Rugoyera, Diuedonné Musemakweli, Cliff Wes Nichols, Nelly Uwajeneza Nyangezi, Joshua Serrano Arizmendi, Doopashika Welikala, Benjamin Yamuragiye and Liliana Zigo
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:18
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  2. Multidrug resistance transporters (MDRs) are transmembrane proteins that efflux metabolites and xenobiotics. They are highly conserved in sequence and function in bacteria and eukaryotes and play important rol...

    Authors: Lynae M Brayboy, Laura O Knapik, Sokunvichet Long, Mollie Westrick and Gary M Wessel
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:26
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  3. Postpartum women are at risk for unintended pregnancy. Access to immediate long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) may help decrease this risk, but it is unclear how many providers in the United States rou...

    Authors: Emily C. Holden, Erica Lai, Sara S. Morelli, Donald Alderson, Jay Schulkin, Neko M. Castleberry and Peter G. McGovern
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:23
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  4. The postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices (PPIUCD) is the only family planning method for couples requesting highly effective, reliable, inexpensive, non-hormonal, immediately reversible, and long-acti...

    Authors: Alemayehu Gonie, Chanyalew Worku, Tesfaye Assefa, Daniel Bogale and Alemu Girma
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:16
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  5. In 2013, Malawi began task shifting long acting reversible contraception (LARC) insertion from Nurse Midwife Technicians (NMTs), who undergo 3 years of training, to Community Midwife Assistants (CMAs), who und...

    Authors: Dylane N. Davis, Clara Lemani, Nenani Kamtuwanje, Billy Phiri, Prisca Masepuka, Sally Kuchawo, Nivedita L. Bhushan and Jennifer H. Tang
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:24
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  6. Implantable devices offer convenient, long-acting, and reversible contraception. Injury to the peripheral nerves and blood vessels have been reported as rare complications of implantation and extraction.

    Authors: Rachel Lefebvre, Marianne Hom, Hyuma Leland and Milan Stevanovic
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:15
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Perinatal mortality is unacceptably high in low-income countries, including Malawi. Use of family planning to encourage birth spacing may optimize outcomes for subsequent pregnancies. However, the reproductive...

    Authors: Agatha Bula, Dawn M Kopp, Suzanne Maman, Lameck Chinula, Mercy Tsidya and Jennifer H Tang
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:22
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  9. Although Malawi is one of the countries with highest Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) in Sub–Saharan Africa, pregnancies and fertility among young women remain high. This suggests low up take of contracepti...

    Authors: Chrispin Mandiwa, Bernadetta Namondwe, Andrew Makwinja and Collins Zamawe
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:12
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  10. Emergency contraception is indicated in instances of unprotected sexual intercourse, including reproductive coercion, sexual assault, and contraceptive failure. It plays a role in averting unintended pregnanci...

    Authors: Kristin O. Haeger, Jacqueline Lamme and Kelly Cleland
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. Although most women would want to wait for more than two years before having another baby, their fertility behaviours during the first year following birth may decrease or increase the length of the birth inte...

    Authors: Sebastian Kofi Eliason, Ansumana Sandy Bockarie and Cecilia Eliason
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:13
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  12. Family planning (FP) program is a key program to avert unbalanced human population growth, maternal mortality, unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and malnutrition. To address ...

    Authors: Misganu Endriyas, Tefera Belachew and Berhane Megerssa
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:14
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  13. Along with increasing availability and utilization of contraception, it is also important to confirm the effects of contraception use on resumption of fertility after discontinuation. However, current evidence...

    Authors: Tadele Girum and Abebaw Wasie
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2023 8:29

  14. Frequency of sex, contraceptive use and HIV infection are key determinants of fertility. Use of an effective family planning (EFP) method (injectable, oral, intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD), or Norpla...

    Authors: Jim Aizire, Sufia Dadabhai, Frank Taulo, Bonus Makanani, Luis Gadama, Jin Sun, Amy Tsui and Taha E. Taha
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:10
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  15. High unmet need for family planning (32.4%) characterized Burundi in 2010. However, there has not been any study examining the relationship between unmet need and associated factors in Burundi. The present stu...

    Authors: Athanase Nzokirishaka and Imose Itua
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:11
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  17. Mother-to-Child-Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is still a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has a high unmet need for family planning and high unplanned pregnancy rates among HIV-positive wom...

    Authors: Damian J. Damian, Johnston M. George, Erick Martin, Beatrice Temba and Sia E. Msuya
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:7
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  18. The use of implants and Intra-uterine devices (IUD) during the post-partum period is very low in Uganda especially in rural settings. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are known to be the most cost-...

    Authors: Ronald Anguzu, Hassard Sempeera and Juliet N. Sekandi
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:6
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  20. Oral contraceptives (OCs), aside from contraceptive efficacy, have been widely known for their non-contraceptive benefits. Different progestogens component of the OCs have been shown to improve the skin, hair,...

    Authors: Unnop Jaisamrarn and Somsook Santibenchakul
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:5
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  21. Multiple factors are linked to extremely high unintended pregnancy rates among women who use opioids, including various barriers to contraception adherence. These include patient level barriers such as lack of...

    Authors: Rebecca L. Fischbein, Bethany G. Lanese, Lynn Falletta, Kelsey Hamilton, Jennifer A. King and Deric R. Kenne
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:4
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  22. U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence undermines access to contraception by permitting individuals, institutions, and even corporations to claim religious objections to ensuring contraceptive insurance coverage, th...

    Authors: Aram A. Schvey and Claire Kim
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:2
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  23. Postpartum period is an important entry point for family planning service provision; however, women in Ethiopia are usually uncertain about the use of family planning methods during this period. Limited studie...

    Authors: Almaz Yirga Gebremedhin, Yigzaw Kebede, Abebaw Addis Gelagay and Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:1
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  24. High total fertility rates in Burkina Faso and Mali are leading to population growth beyond the agricultural and fiscal means of its citizens. Providing access to affordable family planning methods is a key st...

    Authors: Amy O’Regan and Gretchen Thompson
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:26
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  25. Research demonstrates removing barriers to access, decreasing costs and offering same-day placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) increases contraceptive uptake in young women. For those in co...

    Authors: Jacqueline Lamme, Alison Edelman, Emily Padua and Jeffrey T. Jensen
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:25
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  26. Contraceptive discontinuation is a major barrier to reducing global unmet needs for family planning, but the reasons why women discontinue contraception are poorly understood. Here we use data from Ethiopia to...

    Authors: Alexandra Alvergne, Rose Stevens and Eshetu Gurmu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:24
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  27. Aging is a complex biological process that involves the accrual of bodily changes over a long life span. In humans, advanced maternal age is associated with infertility and adverse pregnancy complications. Cel...

    Authors: Koumei Shirasuna and Hisataka Iwata
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. According to available evidence, one in three married women in Ethiopia tends to avoid multiple children. On the other hand, women using Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods (LAPMs) are just 5 %. So...

    Authors: Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen, Wassie Negash Mekonnen and Solomon Hailemeskel Beshah
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:22
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  29. The contraceptive use of women in the extended postpartum period is usually different from other times in a woman’s life cycle due to the additional roles and presence of emotional changes. However, there is l...

    Authors: Masresha Tegegn, Mastewal Arefaynie and Tenaw Yimer Tiruye
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:21
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  30. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common gynecological problem that has a significant impact on a woman’s quality of life and the activities of daily living. Due to the difficulty in accurately describing me...

    Authors: Intira Sriprasert, Tarita Pakrashi, Thomas Kimble and David F. Archer
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  31. Adoption of contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices has been less than might be expected given their superior efficacy and convenience. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and beliefs hel...

    Authors: Roshni Kakaiya, Lia L. Lopez and Anita L. Nelson
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:19
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  32. Outpatient manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is a safe and equally effective alternative to electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) in the operating room. This project was conducted to determine whether outpatient MVA e...

    Authors: Laura E. Dodge, Lisa G. Hofler, Michele R. Hacker and Sadia Haider
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:18
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  33. Infertility is a prevalent disease of reproductive health that exerts an impact on an estimated 80 million people worldwide. For many, involuntary childlessness becomes a central and preoccupying issue in thei...

    Authors: Jacqueline R. Ho, Jacquelyn R. Hoffman, Lusine Aghajanova, James F. Smith, Marisela Cardenas and Christopher N. Herndon
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:17
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  34. The MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF) trial assessed a mobile phone-based intervention comprising voice messages and counsellor support to increase post-abortion contraception at four Mari...

    Authors: Chris Smith, Sokhey Ly, Vannak Uk, Ruby Warnock, Phil Edwards and Caroline Free
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:16
    Content type: Research Published on:

  35. The female condom (FC) is the only safe and effective female-initiated method that provides simultaneous protection against unintended pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV...

    Authors: Mark Kwame Ananga, Nuworza Kugbey, Jemima Misornu Akporlu and Kwaku Oppong Asante
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:15
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  36. The postpartum period is a crucial time to provide family planning counseling and can decrease incidence of adverse reproductive outcomes. The purpose of this study was to characterize patterns of postpartum c...

    Authors: Amy Millar, Rachel Isaksson Vogel, Sabrina Bedell, Maureen Ayers Looby, Jessica L Hubbs, Bernard L. Harlow and Rahel Ghebre
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:14
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  37. In Nepal, evidence is sparse regarding the use of contraception at first and current relationships among sexually active young people. This study examined the factors associated with modern contraceptive use a...

    Authors: Laxmi Tamang, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Kevin McGeechan and Kirsten Black
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:13
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  38. Cancer survivors rate fertility as one of the most important determinants of their quality of life in the years after cancer treatment. We seek to describe the reproductive goals of women affected by gynecolog...

    Authors: Wael H. Salem, Joe M. Letourneau, Jessica Chan, Sai-Wing Chan, Marcelle Cedars and Mitchell P. Rosen
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:12
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  39. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, one-third of pregnancies end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or induced abortion in the world. There are various reasons for a woman to seek induced abort...

    Authors: Fikreselassie Tilahun, Abel Fekadu Dadi and Getachew Shiferaw
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:11
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  40. Though contraceptive utilization has comprehensive benefit for women, it was one of underutilized public intervention in Ethiopia and in the study area. Thus, assessing status and factors affecting contracepti...

    Authors: Misganu Endriyas, Akine Eshete, Emebet Mekonnen, Tebeje Misganaw, Mekonnen Shiferaw and Sinafikish Ayele
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:10
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  41. Nigeria remains a focus for increasing contraceptive use, as it is one of the most populous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of the current study was to investigate determinants of contraceptive ...

    Authors: Sarah R. Blackstone and Juliet Iwelunmor
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:9
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  42. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) contraceptive use is associated with an increased risk for Chlamydia infection. However, prior studies inadequately account for potential differences in sexual behavior be...

    Authors: Deborah Bartz, Rie Maurer, Jessica Kremen, Jennifer M. Fortin, Elizabeth Janiak and Alisa B. Goldberg
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2017 2:8
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  43. Despite the increased prevalence of reversible contraception, global unintended pregnancy rates are stable. Mistakes, method failures, side effects, alcohol, stock-outs, fears, costs, delays, myths, religious ...

    Authors: Douwe A. A. Verkuyl
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  44. Long acting and permanent contraceptive methods are the most effective family planning (FP) methods to prevent pregnancy and thereby averting adverse consequences of too many and ill-timed pregnancies. However...

    Authors: Kebede Haile, Meresa Gebremedhin, Haileselasie Berhane, Tirhas Gebremedhin, Alem Abraha, Negassie Berhe, Tewodros Haile, Goitom Gigar and Yonas Girma
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:22
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. The Contraceptive CHOICE Project developed a patient-centered model for contraceptive provision including: (1) structured, evidence-based counseling; (2) staff and health care provider education; and (3) remov...

    Authors: Mary C. Politi, Amy Estlund, Anne Milne, Christina M. Buckel, Jeffrey F. Peipert and Tessa Madden
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:21
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  46. The GAP between the knowledge of contraception and its actual practice is well recognized in the literature of family welfare studies. The present study assessed the relation between the level of knowledge and...

    Authors: Anjali Singh, K. K. Singh and Prashant Verma
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:20
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  47. Title X of the Public Health Service Act provides funding for a range of reproductive health services, with a priority given to low-income persons. Now that many of these services are provided to larger number...

    Authors: Bethany G. Lanese and Willie H. Oglesby
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:17
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  48. “Contraceptive switching” from one method to another is a common phenomenon. Switching from a more effective long-acting method to a less effective method exposes women for unplanned pregnancy. The aim of this...

    Authors: Meselu Atnafe, Nega Assefa and Tadesse Alemayehu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:18
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  50. Young people in Uganda have a large unmet need for modern contraception, and the reasons are unclear. This study describes young peoples’ experiences of contraceptive care, client-provider interactions and its...

    Authors: Gorrette Nalwadda, Florence Mirembe, Josaphat Byamugisha, Nazarius M. Tumwesigye and Elisabeth Faxelid
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2016 1:15
    Content type: Research Published on:
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