ArticleContraception2019
Contraceptive use by women across different sexual orientation groups.
Article in Contraception, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- How a "Something Else" Response Option for Sexual Identity Affects National Survey Estimates of Associations Between Sexual Identity, Reproductive Health, and Substance Use.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain by Sexual Orientation in a Large Cohort of Young Women in the United States.The journal of sexual medicine · 2022Article
- An intersectional analysis of contraceptive types chosen among sexual minority women: A nationally representative study.Contraception · 2022Article
- The interaction of sexual orientation and provider-patient communication on sexual and reproductive health in a sample of U.S. women of diverse sexual orientations.Patient education and counseling · 2022Article
- Sexual and reproductive health information: Disparities across sexual orientation groups in two cohorts of U.S. women.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2021Article
- Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: A brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women.Contraception · 2021Article
- Structural stigma and sexual orientation-related reproductive health disparities in a longitudinal cohort study of female adolescents.Journal of adolescence · 2019Article
- Healthcare experiences of urban young adult lesbians.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Sexual Orientation Differences in Pregnancy and Abortion Across the Lifecourse.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine contraceptive methods used across sexual orientation groups. STUDY
designWe collected data from 118,462 female participants in two longitudinal cohorts-the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) 2 (founded in 1989, participants born 1947-1964) and NHS3 (founded in 2010, born 1965-1995). We used log-binomial models to estimate contraceptive methods ever used across sexual orientation groups and cohorts, adjusting for age and race.
resultsLesbians were the least likely of all sexual orientation groups to use any contraceptive method. Lesbians in NHS2 were 90% less likely than heterosexuals to use long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs; adjusted risk ratio [aRR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.10 [0.04, 0.26]) and results were similar for other contraceptive methods and in the NHS3 cohort. Compared to the reference group of completely heterosexual participants with no same-sex partners, those who identified as completely heterosexual with same-sex partners, mostly heterosexual, or bisexual were generally more likely to use any method of contraception. Use of LARCs was especially striking across sexual minority groups, and, with the exception of lesbians, they were more likely to use LARCs; as one illustration, NHS3 bisexuals were more than twice as likely to use LARCs (aRR [95% CI]: 2.01 [1.67, 2.42]).
conclusionsWhile certain sexual minority subgroups (e.g., bisexuals) were more likely than heterosexuals to use contraceptive methods such as LARCs, lesbians were less likely to use any method. IMPLICATIONS: Many sexual minority patients need contraceptive counseling and providers should ensure to offer this counseling to patients in need, regardless of sexual orientation.
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