Adolescents are frequently prescribed hormonal contraceptive agents for both contraceptive and noncontraceptive purposes. Over half of all sexually experienced females aged 15 to 19 have used some form of hormonal contraception: 56% oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), 20% injectable, 14% emergency, 10% patch, and 5% ring. Given that 50% of adolescent girls have been sexually active before age 18, ...

Mozambique has witnessed a climbing total fertility rate in the last 20 years. Nearly one-third of married women have an unmet need for family planning, but the supply of family planning services is not meeting the demand. This study aimed to explore the safety and effectiveness of training 2 cadres of community health workers-traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and agentes polivalentes element...

BACKGROUND The association between hormonal contraception and cervical cancer is controversial. These controversies may hamper the uptake of hormonal contraceptives. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between hormonal contraceptives and cervical neoplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a case-control study in which Pap-smear results of 156 participants on hormonal contraceptives were c...

BACKGROUND Determining symptoms of menopause in older users of hormonal injectable contraceptives may be challenging, owing to method-induced amenorrhoea, suppression of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and vasomotor symptoms. OBJECTIVE To investigate menopausal symptoms in women aged 40 - 49 using injectable contraceptives depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), norethisterone enanthate ...

OBJECTIVES The most common reason for discontinuation of long-acting progestogen-only contraceptives is irregular bleeding following local endometrial vascular changes. To reduce unpredictable bleeding episodes among depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) users, the combined injectable contraceptive, Cyclofem, was offered as an alternative. However, there is a gap in our knowledge about the e...

National surveys show a remarkable upsurge in the use of injectable contraceptives in east and South Africa, in contrast to central and West Africa and certain other regions. Data are analyzed here from 95 surveys conducted since 1980 in 38 sub-Saharan African countries, to determine past injectable trends in the context of alternative methods and to explore related issues. In eastern and south...

The biggest use of contraceptives in Indonesia is 3-month injectable contraceptives, 3- month containing Depo Medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) where long-term DMPA contraception results sex hormone deficiency so that the acceptor experiences sexual dysfunction aspects desire (libido) and intercourse pain. purpose this study was to analyze relationship between long hormonal with incidence acce...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of current use of oral and injectable contraceptives by Brazilian women, according to demographic and socioeconomic variables and issues related to access to those medicines. METHODS A cross-sectional, population-based analytical study with probability sampling based on data from the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de M...

Introduction: The increasing population growth has prompted the government to launch a family planning program. One of programs is use contraceptives. provides various contraceptives, one which injection contraception. Multiple factors influence choice objective this study was analyze that contraceptives for women childbearing age (WCA).Methods: This used qualitative research method with descri...