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Contraception Recommendations: Updates for the Busy Clinician

Contraception Recommendations: Updates for the Busy Clinician

Source : https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2022/0900/editorial-contraception-recommendations.html

Primary care clinicians are an important source of reproductive health care,1 but it can be challenging for busy clinicians to keep up with new developments. The U.S. Food and Drug...


Conclusion: To help busy clinicians easily access these recommendations, the CDC's smartphone application (available on iOS and Android platforms) enables users to view recommendations by choosing up to three patient characteristics or medical conditions simultaneously and includes a user tutorial. Users can quickly review practice...

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Addressing postpartum contraception practices utilizing a multidisciplinary Pregnancy Heart Team approach

Addressing postpartum contraception practices utilizing a multidisciplinary Pregnancy Heart Team approach

Source : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666577822000491?v=s5

Available online 20 September 2022, 100100 : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, making planned pregnancy, and thereby reliable contraception among people...


Conclusion: People with CVD cared for by a Pregnancy Heart Team had higher odds of reliable postpartum contraception planning and uptake compared to a low-risk cohort and similar odds compared to a high-risk cohort. Pregnancy could serve as a critical period for contraception counseling and family planning among people with CVD. A...

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    Agree that postpartum contraception counseling is very important in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Discussion of postpartum contraception counseling starts on the first prenatal check-up with a physician and needs Show More
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Conclusion: Findings from this study support the importance of raising awareness and improving targeted contraceptive counseling for premenopausal women with early breast cancer.

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    Anything that improves screening and prevention of breast CA is always beneficial. These women would benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach including their PCP, OB-GYN, breast surgeon, medical oncologist together with Show More
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Intrauterine Device Training, Attitudes, and Practices Among U.S. Health Care Providers: Findings from a Nationwide Survey

Source : https://www.whijournal.com/article/S1049-3867(22)00085-8/fulltext

Provider training in intrauterine device (IUD) procedures is a key strategy for improving evidence-based IUD care. We examined the influence of IUD training on IUD attitudes and practices among U.S....


Conclusion: Training in routine IUD placement was associated with evidence-based IUD safety attitudes, confidence in performing IUD procedures, and clinical practices aligned with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contraception guidance. Expanding IUD training might increase evidence-based care and patient access to the full range of...

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    Agree with this study. I’m Family Medicine. I appreciate that our program gave great emphasis on LARC. We also had IUD insertion and removal training and had dedicated office hours Show More
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Contraceptive efficacy and safety of 52mg LNG-IUS for up to 8 years: findings from the Mirena Extension Trial

Contraceptive efficacy and safety of 52mg LNG-IUS for up to 8 years: findings from the Mirena Extension Trial

Source : https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(22)00729-3/fulltext

Availability of the data underlying this publication will be determined later according to Bayer's commitment to the EFPIA/PhRMA "Principles for responsible clinical trial data sharing". This pertains to scope, time...


Conclusion: The 52-mg LNG-IUS, initially approved for 5 years, maintains high contraceptive efficacy, user satisfaction, and a favorable safety profile through 8 years of use.