ArticleContraception2021
Sexual orientation-related differences in contraceptive use: A brief report based on a cohort of adolescent and young women.
Article in Contraception, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Does the approach used to measure sexual identity affect estimates of health disparities differently by race? A randomized experiment from the National Survey of Family Growth.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Trial
- Associations between sexual and black and white racial identity and most used contraceptive method in young women: Results from the Pittsburgh girls study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Contraceptive use in lesbian and bisexual women: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- 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
- Factors associated with unintended pregnancy and contraceptive practices in justice-involved adolescent girls in Australia.PloS one · 2024Article
- An intersectional analysis of contraceptive types chosen among sexual minority women: A nationally representative study.Contraception · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine contraceptive methods used by adolescent/young adult women of diverse sexual orientations. STUDY
designWe collected data from 12,902 females, born 1982-1995, from the longitudinal Growing Up Today Study.
resultsCompared to heterosexuals, lesbians were half as likely to use contraceptives; other sexual minority subgroups (e.g., bisexuals) were more likely to use contraceptives, particularly long-acting reversible contraceptives.
conclusionsMany sexual minority women use contraception throughout adolescence/young adulthood, though use is low among lesbians. IMPLICATIONS: With limited contraception use, lesbians miss opportunities for care and need to be brought into the healthcare system in other ways.
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