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  1. Family planning is a cost-effective strategy for achieving population development. Family planning uptake is low in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. We assessed the perception, pattern of use, partner su...

    Authors: Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Ugochukwu Chinyem Madubueze, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Chika Julius Anyigor, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo and Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:14
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  2. Homelessness is a significant and growing problem in the United States. Women experiencing homelessness face unique challenges as they have high rates of unintended pregnancy. They often face significant barri...

    Authors: Elizabeth Corey, Stephanie Frazin, Samantha Heywood and Sadia Haider
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:12
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  3. Women working in Cambodian garment factories have unmet needs for family planning (contraception and safe abortion) services, because of their background and living conditions. This study describes their exper...

    Authors: Chisato Masuda, Elisa Oreglia, Sokhey Ly, Megan McLaren, Caroline Free, Camille Tijamo, Amra Ou, Michelle Helena van Velthoven, Amy Williamson and Chris Smith
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:11
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  4. In low and middle-income countries, 95% of postpartum women want to avoid a pregnancy for 2 years, but 70% are not using contraception. Delay in use of contraception by couples during postpartum period can res...

    Authors: Biruktawit Fekade Woldu, Tadesse Lelago Ermolo, Lidiya Gutema Lemu and Negeso Gebeyehu Gejo
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:10
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  5. Long acting reversible contraceptive methods are highly effective, safe and provide uninterrupted protection to women for 3 to 12 years, yet are little used in the Ethiopia. Assessment of the utilization and p...

    Authors: Aklilu Tilahun, Amanuel Yoseph and Mesay Hailu Dangisso
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:9
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  6. In Ethiopia, people with disabilities face socioeconomic disadvantages and they have a limited access to sexual and reproductive health information including family planning service. At present, however, there...

    Authors: Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen, Alebachew Demelash Bayleyegn, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Tigist Demssew Adane, Mikyas Arega Muluneh and Meaza Asefa
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:8
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  7. Consuming oral contraceptive pills is one of the methods for preventing pregnancy worldwide. As using the pills has always caused the greatest concern for the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases a...

    Authors: Zahra Momeni, Ali Dehghani, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Moslem Koohgardi, Maryam Dafei, Seyed Hossein Hekmatimoghaddam and Masoud Mohammadi
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:7
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  8. Ethiopia is the second populous country in Africa with a total fertility rate of 4.6 and contraceptive prevalence of 35%, where implant and intrauterine contraceptive devices account for 8 and 2% respectively....

    Authors: Desalegn Tsegaw Hibstu and Akalewold Alemayehu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:6
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  11. Men in developing countries play an important role in the adoption of family planning (FP), either as actual users or supporters of their partners. Notwithstanding the universal knowledge on the contraceptive ...

    Authors: Judith Msovela, Anna Tengia–Kessy, Susan F. Rumisha, Daudi O. Simba, David P. Urassa and Gernard Msamanga
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:3
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  12. Seventy-five percent of incarcerated women are of reproductive age, most of whom are at-risk for unintended pregnancy. Women who are incarcerated come disproportionately from socioeconomically disadvantaged ba...

    Authors: Mishka S. Peart and Andrea K. Knittel
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:2
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. This study compared a needle-free anesthesia method with traditional local anesthesia for insertion and removal of Nexplanon® long-acting removable contraceptive device. In our clinic, patients often avoid thi...

    Authors: G. Anthony Wilson, Julie W. Jeter, William S. Dabbs, Amy Barger Stevens, Robert E. Heidel and Shaunta’ M. Chamberlin
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2020 5:1
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  14. Long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods have clear advantages over short-acting methods of contraception that benefit both clients and health systems. Despite this importance, studies show that the pro...

    Authors: Markos Desalegn, Ayele Belachew, Muluken Gizaw, Gemechu Kejela and Robsan Gudeta
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:22
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  15. To compare ovulation rates between Letrozole and Clomiphene Citrate (CC) using a stair-step protocol to achieve ovulation induction in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

    Authors: S. Thomas, I. Woo, J. Ho, T. Jones, R. Paulson, K. Chung and K. Bendikson
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:20
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  16. Family planning plays a key role in improving the health of the mother and the child. Yet there are still significant levels of demand for family planning that are unmet and these can lead to unintended pregna...

    Authors: Alemu Kebede, Sileshi G. Abaya, Elias Merdassa and Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:21
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  17. Existing estimates of contraceptive use in Tanzania rely on cross-sectional or retrospective study designs. This study used a 2-year, retrospective, month-by-month calendar of contraceptive utilization among w...

    Authors: Wende Safari, Mark Urassa, Baltazar Mtenga, John Changalucha, James Beard, Kathryn Church, Basia Zaba and Jim Todd
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:18
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  18. Although promoting postabortion family planning is very important and effective strategy to avert unwanted pregnancy, less attention was given to it in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess contraceptive ...

    Authors: Anteneh Mekuria, Hordofa Gutema, Habtamu Wondiye and Million Abera
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:19
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  19. Postpartum contraception is important for spacing and limiting childbirth. Although the use of modern contraception has been shown to reduce maternal and child morbidities and mortalities, postpartum women hav...

    Authors: Jonathan Ian Coomson and Abubakar Manu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:17
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  20. Even though the modern contraceptive use was improved in Ethiopia, the utilization of long-acting family planning services is still low because of numerous factors. The aim of this systematic review was to syn...

    Authors: Tamirat Tesfaye Dasa, Teshager Worku Kassie, Aklilu Abrham Roba, Elias Bekele Wakwoya and Henna Umer Kelel
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:14
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. Unmet need for modern contraceptive remains a critical reproductive health challenge in Nigeria. Numerous studies in Nigeria and other countries have investigated the patterns, prevalence and associated factor...

    Authors: Bola Lukman Solanke, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Olaoye James Oyeleye and Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:11
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  25. This study was conducted to test the acceptability and utilization of family planning benefits cards (FPBCs) as incentives to increase family planning uptake among youth living in urban slums in Uganda.

    Authors: Afra Nuwasiima, Elly Nuwamanya, Janet U. Babigumira, Robinah Nalwanga, Francis T. Asiimwe and Joseph B. Babigumira
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:10
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  26. Long acting and permanent contraceptives methods are more effective, save cost and enable women to control their reproductive lives better. Although the Ethiopian government is promoting its use through variou...

    Authors: Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Akinyinka O. Omigbodun, Olumuyiwa A. Roberts and Alemayehu Worku Yalew
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:9
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  27. Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurred when no children were desired or earlier than desired. One in three births in Ethiopia were unintended, which is major contributor to maternal morbidity and mo...

    Authors: Girma Alemayehu Beyene
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:8
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  28. An intrauterine device (IUD) is a well-accepted means of reversible contraception. Migration of IUD to the bladder through partial or complete perforation has been rarely reported. This phenomenon could be str...

    Authors: Masnoureh Vahdat, Mansoureh Gorginzadeh, Ashraf Sadat Mousavi, Elaheh Afshari and Mohammad Ali Ghaed
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:7
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  31. Since the approval of medical abortion in Cambodia in 2010, the proportion of women reporting an abortion has increased. We describe the characteristics and contraceptive outcomes of women seeking medical abor...

    Authors: Chris Smith, Rachel H. Scott, Caroline Free and Tansy Edwards
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:5
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  32. Birth spacing is the time gaps between two consecutive life births. Optimal spacing until the next pregnancy is the resting period that allows the mother time to recover from pregnancy, and labor. Birth interv...

    Authors: Girma Bacha Ayane, Kalkidan Wondwossen Desta, Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie, Netsanet Abera Assefa and Emebet Berhane Woldemariam
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:4
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  33. With the advancement of antiretroviral therapy and improved life expectancy, women living with HIV/AIDS are enjoying a better sexual life. Yet, the consistent utilization of contraceptive in such patients is h...

    Authors: Amanual Getnet Mersha, Daniel Asfaw Erku, Sewunet Admasu Belachew, Asnakew Achaw Ayele, Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie and Tadesse Melaku Abegaz
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:3
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  34. Documentary evidence points to high unmet need for family planning across sub-Saharan Africa. Modern contraceptive use has been staggering over decades with unacceptable marginal increases given that one in th...

    Authors: Joseph K. Wulifan, Jacob Mazalale, Christabel Kambala, William Angko, Job Asante, Stephen Kpinpuo and Albino Kalolo
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:2
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  35. Emergency contraception, if used properly, can prevent up to over 95 % of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. However, a number of obstacle including healthcare providers knowledge, perception, and attitude tow...

    Authors: Shamsudeen Mohammed, Abdul-Malik Abdulai and Osman Abu Iddrisu
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2019 4:1
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  36. Closely spaced pregnancies within the first year postpartum increases the risk of death for both the mother and baby. Many countries recommend providing pregnant women with post-partum family planning counsell...

    Authors: Tadese Ejigu Tafere, Mesganaw Fanthahun Afework and Alemayehu Worku Yalew
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:28
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  37. Federal and clinical guidelines support integration of reproductive life planning in the care of female patients to aid in the reduction of unplanned pregnancies. A multitude of tools have been created to help...

    Authors: Maureen K. Baldwin, Patricia Overcarsh, Ashlesha Patel, Lindsay Zimmerman and Alison Edelman
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:21
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  38. Ethiopia is a Sub Saharan African country with an estimated contraceptive prevalence rate of 36% and 22% unmet need for family planning service among married women. Client satisfaction influences the use of Fa...

    Authors: Woineshet Asrat, Teferi Mekonnen and Melkamu Bedimo
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:25
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  39. Several state Medicaid agencies have recently started reimbursing for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) placement immediately postpartum. Women’s perspectives are critical for ensuring that this chan...

    Authors: Carla L. DeSisto, Arden Handler, Sadia Haider, Rachel Caskey, Nadine Peacock, Melissa Kottke and Kristin Rankin
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:19
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  40. Women with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM) are at risk for development of both overt Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) at higher rates and at earlier ages than control women. Curr...

    Authors: Neetu K. Sodhi and Anita L. Nelson
    Citation: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine 2018 3:27
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  41. 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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  42. 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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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. 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:

  47. 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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  49. 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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  50. 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:
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