Birth Control

A woman’s risk for blood clots varied by the type of hormonal contraception used, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Denmark.

Women at risk for low milk supply who received an etonogestrel implant as soon as 30 minutes after delivery reported similar breastfeeding success as women who received the contraceptive implant 6 weeks postpartum, researchers reported.

Women who lost insurance more than 2 months after childbirth had lower odds of receiving prescription contraception, highlighting the need for greater contraception affordability, according to findings published in O&G Open.

The Affordable Care Act’s elimination of contraception cost sharing led to increased contraception use, especially for long-acting reversible methods, and lower pregnancy and abortion rates, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

BOSTON — To help patients with interstitial lung disease lower the chances of having a sick baby, physicians must have “honest and accurate conversations” with them before pregnancy, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

More than half of the top videos on TikTok about conception strategies without treatment were not backed by science, with most created by nonprofessionals and content creators for profit, according to a research letter.

Sexually active women in the U.S. made moderate changes to their contraceptive use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national survey estimates published in Contraception.

DENVER — In this Healio video exclusive, Maria Rodriguez, MD, MPH, discusses how access to contraceptive care is directly tied to maternal morbidity and mortality as well as other reproductive health outcomes.

DENVER — For women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity, neither oral contraceptive pills nor metformin altered the characteristic markers of metabolic syndrome, either alone or in combination, researchers reported.

Most transgender and gender-diverse people assigned female at birth utilized contraception with nearly half using it for pregnancy prevention and some using testosterone as pregnancy prevention, researchers reported in Contraception.