BACKGROUND Previous trials have shown the potential of 10 mg of mifepristone in emergency contraception. The aim of this trial was to investigate whether 10 mg of mifepristone has the same efficacy as 25 mg. METHODS This double-blind, randomized trial was carried out in 10 family planning institutes and hospitals in China. Women who met recruitment criteria and requested emergency contracepti...

CONTEXT: BENEFITS OF PREVENTING UNINTENDED PREGNANCY Among HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa, about 60–90% of pregnancies are unintended.1–3 Improving uptake and use of voluntary family planning (FP) among this group of women could help them and their partners have the families that they want. In addition, prevention of unintended pregnancy contributes to prevention of mother-to-child tr...

OBJECTIVE Review and examine existing research, current strategies, and directions for future research on smoking cessation relapse and relapse prevention in pregnancy and postpartum. METHODS A MEDLINE/PubMed search in 2002 and 2003 for articles containing the key words "smoking," "pregnancy," "cessation," and "cessation relapse prevention" and references of retrieved papers yielded a review ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Japan has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancies among developed countries. Family physicians and general practitioners (FPs/GPs) have unique opportunities to provide family planning. The purpose of this research was to elucidate the attitudes and practices about contraceptive care by FPs/GPs in Japan. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we distributed...

Unintended pregnancies have significant social, health and financial costs. Importantly, there is surprisingly little information available about the prevalence of unintended pregnancy in Australia. We are currently investigating unintended pregnancy and access to contraception among women aged 18-23 years in rural and urban areas of New South Wales. This is the first step toward understanding ...

BACKGROUND The aim is to investigate the factors that might be associated with the presence of induced abortion (IA) in women prostitutes in Asturias (Spain). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Cross-sectional descriptive study by self-completion questionnaire of 212 women prostitutes who attended the three Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Asturias, between January-December 2003. The quest...

Unintended pregnancy is a significant problem with medical, social, and economic consequences. Half of unintended pregnancies are a result of no contraceptive use; while the other half results from contraceptive inconsistencies, or method failure. Women have an array of contraceptive options to choose from, each of which differs significantly in terms of usage, efficacy, side effects, risks, an...