Objective: In addition to being a global epidemic, Coronavirus disease creates some disruptions in the health system, especially family planning services. Our study aimed assess contraceptive method preferences of female patients who applied our university hospital, their satisfaction levels, and whether usage had changed due pandemic.Material Methods: We included 286 aged 18-49 were admitted o...

Objective To assess the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among healthcare workers (HCWs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods A systematic review meta-analysis were conducted following PRISMA method. Two authors independently searched three electronic databases for studies published between 2000 January 2020 reporting on KAP LARC ...

abstract it is becoming evident that oral hormonal contraceptives –besides being well established contraceptives – seem to become important medications for many functional or organic disturbances. so far, clinical effectiveness has been shown for treatment as well as prevention of menstrual bleeding disorders and menstrual-related pain symptoms. also this is true for premenstrual syndrome (pms)...

background and aims. changes in the balance of sexual hormones during pregnancy decrease gingival crevicular fluid levels of interleukin-6 and the resistance of gingival tissue against inflammations. hormonal contraceptives are agents that are based on the effects of gestational hormones and simulate a state of pregnancy; therefore, they prevent ovulation. this study evaluates the effect of the...

background: the reports of a rise in contraceptive practices have not been matched by a similar decrease in population: therefore, there is a need to look into the causes of this discrepancy. the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of different methods of contraception used by egyptian women, to compare different contraception methods used among various socio-demographic g...

BACKGROUND This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials aimed to examine the advantages of long-acting injectable antipsychotics over placebo or oral medications regarding efficacy and safety for patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS Two categorical meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials were performed to compare study-defined relapse rate (primary), discontinuation rates, and ...

INTRODUCTION Use of hormonal contraceptives for birth control is commonplace in the Western World. In Europe, there is considerable variety in the frequency of use of hormonal contraceptives and in the age at which these contraceptives are initiated. The purpose of the present study was to describe the use of hormonal contraceptives among the Danish adolescent female population, focusing on age...

To address low contraceptive use in Tanzania, a pilot intervention using a mobile job aid was developed to guide community health workers (CHWs) to deliver integrated counseling on family planning, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In this article, we describe the process of developing the family planning algorithms and implementation of the mobile job aid, discuss how the ...

<p><em><span lang="IN">The population of Indonesia, the majority whom are Muslims, automatically become participants in Family Planning Program. The Program has offered various contraceptives, some which allowed to be used by Muslims and those that not. Contraceptive devices for Muslim women IUD, Pills, Injectable Drugs, Implants, other traditional methods, while not Menstrual...