Conclusion: Among Oregon's Medicaid enrollees, LARC is equitably used in rural areas; however, IUD use is slightly more frequent in urban areas.
Women's Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception for Birth Timing and Birth Stopping
The twenty-first century has seen rapid growth in the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods-intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants-in the United States. LARC use among U.S. women has increased...
We infer that women's motives for using LARC are varied but include the desire to postpone a birth, to postpone a decision about whether to have a(nother) birth, and to transition definitively to the completion of childbearing.
Chronic marijuana usage by human pancreas donors is associated with impaired islet function
Source : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258434
We investigated the effect of chronic marijuana use, defined as 4 times weekly for more than 3 years, on human pancreatic islets. Pancreata from deceased donors who chronically used marijuana...
In conclusion, excessive marijuana use affects islet endocrine phenotype and function in vitro and in vivo. Given the increasing use of marijuana, our results underline the importance of including lifestyle when evaluating human islets for transplantation or research.
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: A Key Strategy to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy
Source : https://journals.mcmaster.ca/ghar/article/view/2661/1956
Return to Article Details Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: A Key Strategy to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy
Empowering women to control their reproductive decisions is key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Effective family planning not only improves maternal and child health worldwide, but is also crucial in reducing gender inequalities and contributing to individual and societal development. Evidence consistently
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Changes in Utilization of Birth Control and PrEP During COVID-19 in the USA: A Mixed-Method Analysis - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02086-6
In the USA, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges beyond the direct consequences of the infection. Because of shifting resources in response to need, many domains within the healthcare sector...
These results have implications for both researchers and sexual healthcare providers. Disruptions to preventative sexual health care should be considered in ongoing research about patient needs, and healthcare providers may wish to consider particular challenges faced by PrEP users concerning re-start and continuation.