Contraception
Top in women’s health: Mental health of women caregivers; AI and congenital heart defects
Healio spoke with Marvell Adams Jr., CEO of Caregiver Action Network, about how women caregivers are more likely to experience emotional distress and mental health issues compared with men.
Blood clot risk varies by hormonal contraception type used, personalized counseling needed
A woman’s risk for blood clots varied by the type of hormonal contraception used, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Denmark.
Insurance loss after childbirth tied to lower odds of prescription contraception use
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.
ACA contraception coverage increases birth control use, lowers pregnancy, abortion rates
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.
Top in women’s health: Contraceptive use after pandemic; misinformation spreads on TikTok
Data from a nationally representative web survey of fertility in the U.S. revealed that condom use declined following the COVID-19 pandemic, while other contraceptive use patterns remained stable.
Q&A: Despite common misconceptions, more men opt for vasectomy after Dobbs decision
Nov. 15 is World Vasectomy Day. It is held on the third Friday of each November to raise awareness about the role of male contraceptives in family planning.
TikTok videos on common conception strategies often inaccurate, spread misinformation
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.
‘Shifting pregnancy desires’ altered some contraceptive use patterns after pandemic
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.
VIDEO: Strategies for equitable contraceptive care with Maria Rodriguez, MD
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.
Nearly 50% of transgender, gender-diverse people use contraception to prevent pregnancy
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.