ArticleUpsala journal of medical sciences2016
Prevention of unintended pregnancy and use of contraception-important factors for preconception care.
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Contraceptive Methods Among Female Undergraduate Students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and dynamics of contraceptive use by type during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Western Iran.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors associated with the intention to practise family planning among antenatal women with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Klang Health District: A cross-sectional study.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health-related questions and concerns of newly married couples: A qualitative content analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Reasons and prevention strategies of unintended pregnancy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a phenomenological qualitative study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Molecular dissection and testing of PRSS37 function through LC-MS/MS and the generation of a PRSS37 humanized mouse model.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- "We Are Having a Huge Problem with Compliance": Exploring Preconception Care Utilization in South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- "Everything feels risky now": Perceived "risky" sexual behavior during COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
- Factors related to pregnancy status and unwanted pregnancy among lebanese women during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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- Knowledge and attitude on sexually transmitted infections and contraceptive use among university students in Bhutan.PloS one · 2022Article
- "It Was a Mistake, but We Knew That Something Might Happen": Narratives of Teenage Girls' Experiences With Unintended Teenage Pregnancy.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- Comparison of pregnancy complications in unintended and intended pregnancy: A prospective follow-up study.BioMedicine · 2021Article
- Pattern and correlates of out-of-pocket payment (OOP) on female sterilization in India, 1990-2014.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Perception and use of reversible contraceptive methods in Germany: A social listening analysis.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Preservation of fertility and optimizing health before pregnancy is becoming increasingly important in societies where childbirth often is postponed. Research shows that as women postpone childbirth they achieve higher levels of education and higher incomes. This leads to advantages for their children and for society. However, as women postpone childbearing they are at risk for contracting conditions which may affect fertility and/or pregnancies, pregnancy outcome, and the newborn child. Preconception counseling is therefore becoming increasingly important. Women are often unaware of the added health benefits of contraception and have the right to be well informed so they can make decisions to fulfill their reproductive desires. Contraception can reduce the risk of unintended pregnancies, ectopic and molar pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections. In addition, hormonal contraceptives reduce the risk of some types of cancer, dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding, and anemia and are a treatment for endometriosis. Contraception should increasingly be looked upon as a means of preserving fertility and optimizing health status before a planned pregnancy. Thus, effective contraception can provide women with a possibility of achieving their long-term reproductive goals, although childbearing is actually postponed. The most effective contraceptive methods are the long-acting reversible contraceptives, which have been shown to be highly effective especially in young women who have difficulties with adherence to user-dependent methods. Therefore, these methods should increasingly be promoted in all age groups.
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