OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding contraception of parous women. STUDY DESIGN A cross- sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Out-patient Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sir Syed Hospital, Karachi, from October 2008 to March 2009. METHODOLOGY A self-maintained structured questionnaire was used to interview 100 parous wo...

An estimated 80% of sexually active young women in the United States use hormonal contraceptives during their reproductive years. Associations between hormonal contraceptive use and mood disturbances remain understudied, despite the hypothesis that estrogen and progesterone play a role in mood problems. In this study, we used data from 6,654 sexually active nonpregnant women across 4 waves of t...

The principal aim of this study is to assess the strength in Pakistan of a set of hypothesized obstacles to practicing contraception. Survey data are analyzed that were collected in Punjab province in 1996 and that contain unusually detailed measurement of various perceived costs of practicing contraception, as well as focused measurement of fertility motivation. The framework guiding the resea...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists provide much of contraceptive care in the United States and have a shared goal in preventing unintended pregnancy among patients. We assessed their competency to offer women contraceptives of the highest efficacy levels. METHODS We conducted a national probability survey of family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologi...

OBJECTIVE Advance provision of emergency contraception can circumvent some obstacles to timely use. We performed a meta-analysis to summarize randomized controlled trials evaluating advance provision of emergency contraception to explore effects on pregnancy rates, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual and contraceptive behaviors. DATA SOURCES In August 2006, we searched CENTRAL, EMBASE...

Aims. To identify men’s knowledge and attitude to contraception and to determine whether there are differences in those men who have previous experience of termination of pregnancy (TOP) compared to those without experience. Method. Cross-sectional survey by written questionnaire of male attenders at a genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. Results. In total 999 men, aged 15 to 70 years, complete...

BACKGROUND New studies about the influence of hormonal contraception on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) have been published. AIM To evaluate new epidemiological data and to propose clinical consequences. DESIGN A literature survey. METHODS Studies assessing the risk of specific types of hormonal contraception were evaluated, compared and set into a clinical perspective. RESULTS...

Diabetes mellitus (DM), the most common of metabolic disorders, is a global public health concern. Numbers are rising with 383 million adults currently diagnosed with DM and another 175 million as yet undiagnosed. The rise in cases includes increasing numbers of women of a reproductive age whose reproductive health and contraception need careful consideration. Unintended pregnancy with poor gly...