ArticleDemography2023
The Relationship Between Contraceptive Method Use and Return of Fecundity Among Women Attempting Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Article in Demography, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Transitions between contraceptive states among women aged 15-49 Years in Guinea.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Impacts of Contraception on Future Fertility: Addressing Concerns to Improve Understanding.Studies in family planning · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Impact of Contraceptive Misconceptions Among Married Women in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An in-depth interview study of women's perspectives on the effects of contraceptive use on future fertility in Ethiopia and Kenya.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2025Article
- Measuring non-events: infertility estimation using cross-sectional, population-based data from four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Fertility Desires and Contraceptive Transition.Population and development review · 2024Article
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- Reproductive autonomy and the experience of later-than-desired pregnancy: results from a cross-sectional survey of reproductive-aged women in Uganda.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Concern that contraception affects future fertility: How common is this concern among young people and does it stop them from using contraception?Contraception: X · 2023Article
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Abstract
One of the most common barriers to using effective family planning methods is the belief that hormonal contraceptives and contraceptive devices have adverse effects on future fertility. Recent evidence from high-income settings suggests that some hormonal contraceptive methods are associated with delays in return of fecundity, yet it is unclear if these findings generalize to low- and middle-income populations, especially in regions where the injectable is widely used and pressure to bear children is significant. Using reproductive calendar data pooled across 47 Demographic and Health Surveys, we find that the unadjusted 12-month probability of pregnancy for women attempting pregnancy after discontinuing traditional methods, condoms, the pill, and the IUD ranged from 86% to 91%. The 12-month probability was lowest among those who discontinued injectables and implants, with approximately 1 out of 5 women not becoming pregnant within one year after discontinuation. Results from multivariable analysis showed that compared with users of either periodic abstinence or withdrawal, users of the pill, IUD, injectable, and implant had lower fecundability following discontinuation, with the largest reductions occurring among women who used injectables and implants. These findings indicate that women's concerns about potential short-term reductions in fecundity following contraceptive use are not unfounded.
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