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Association of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions with Births Among Low-Income Women of Reproductive Age

Source : https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jwh.2021.0451

Background: This study examined the association between Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and births among low-income women of reproductive age in the United States.


Conclusions: Reductions in births associated with Medicaid expansion could suggest that expanding Medicaid addressed previously unmet reproductive health care needs among low-income women of reproductive age. The reductions in births among low-income women that we observe were occurring among some groups with higher unintended pregnancy rates,...

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Early Initiation and Long-Term Use of Vaginal Progesterone may Cause Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - PubMed

Early Initiation and Long-Term Use of Vaginal Progesterone may Cause Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35181880/

Since the duration of vaginal progesterone use will be prolonged, there may be a risk of GDM, especially in patients who started vaginal progesterone before the 20th week of pregnancy....


Conclusion: Since the duration of vaginal progesterone use will be prolonged, there may be a risk of GDM, especially in patients who started vaginal progesterone before the 20th week of pregnancy. Even if the OGTT test performed between 24-28 weeks is normal, it should be kept in mind that these patients may have GDM in the later weeks of...

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Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between the MEK1/MEK2 Inhibitor Trametinib and Oral Contraceptives Containing Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol in Female Patients With Solid Tumors - PubMed

Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between the MEK1/MEK2 Inhibitor Trametinib and Oral Contraceptives Containing Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol in Female Patients With Solid Tumors - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35157784/

This phase 1 postapproval study assessed the effect of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase enzyme 1/enzyme 2 inhibitor trametinib (2 mg once daily, repeat dosing) on the pharmacokinetics of combined...


Conclusion: Overall, the findings indicate that hormonal COCs can be coadministered in female patients who receive trametinib monotherapy without compromising the contraceptive efficacy.

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Exploring rise of pregnancy in Bangladesh resulting from contraceptive failure - Scientific Reports

Exploring rise of pregnancy in Bangladesh resulting from contraceptive failure - Scientific Reports

Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06332-2

The objective of this study was to determine how changes in pre-pregnancy contraceptive methods used between 2011 and 2017/18 contributed to the changes in pregnancy resulting from contraceptive methods failure...


Relevance: Effective coordination between the contraception providers at the healthcare facilities and the households and a proactive role of family planning workers to make couples aware of the effective use of contraceptives are recommended.

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    Pre-pregnancy contraceptive methods failure complete evaluation is an important aspect of patient care
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Faculty and Resident Contraceptive Opt Outs and Training Site Restrictions: A CERA Study

Faculty and Resident Contraceptive Opt Outs and Training Site Restrictions: A CERA Study

Source : https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/2022/february/shih-2021-0188/

Background and Objectives: Contraception is a core component of family medicine residency curriculum. Institutional environments can influence residents' access to contraceptive training and thus their ability to meet the reproductive...


Relevance: Our study examined the prevalence and predictors of two barriers to contraceptive training in family medicine residency: faculty members who do not provide contraception for moral or religious reasons, and institutional policies preventing contraceptive provision.