OBGYN & Women’s Health

Induced abortion is associated with high morbidity and mortality in India. The use of regular contraception with EC as a backup can reduce the incidence of induced abortion. The study aimed to assess women’s knowledge,...

While the use of EC is becoming more widespread in Australia, little is known about its reasons and the social context of this use. Researchers conducted this study to explore the use of EC from the perspective of users, a...

Self-reports are widely used in studies for measuring behavior in HIV research and prevention. Yet, the accuracy of these measures has been shown to be questionable in many cases. Social desirability bias (SDB) is one of the key...

The study objectives were to document users’ experience of family planning and genitourinary medicine clinics and young people’s services working within the time constraints of rapid service development and...

Sexual health services have the potential to encourage teenagers’ condom use through both the free supply of condoms and counseling. This study investigated whether 15/16-year-olds who attended sexual health services used...

The algorithm consists of six criteria excluding pregnancy, all conditional upon a seventh ‘master criterion’ relating to pregnancy signs or symptoms. Few data exist on the specificity of pregnancy among family planning clients...

The study’s purpose was to evaluate the accessibility of, and advice provided by, sexual health and advice services for young people in Croydon, UK, using a ‘mystery shopper’ approach. Nineteen young people were trained as...

Researchers conducted this study to evaluate demographic and behavioral characteristics of sexually active women compared to those who had abstained from intercourse in the past 6 months. The study participants were women of...

The study objectives were to improve access to earlier and safer abortion and offer women a wider choice of pregnancy methoded two pilot projects conducted in a teaching hospital to assess the feasibility of a telephone booking...

Secondary care services are struggling to manage demand for induced abortion. The study objective was to identify service-related delays and barriers faced by women seeking abortion care. The study comprised a case note review...

Cervical ectopy is thought to increase the risk of chlamydia infection. This study aimed to determine whether chlamydia was more prevalent in young women with cervical ectopy. Clinical notes of women aged 16–24 years attending...

A considerable gap exists between contraceptive awareness and use. Traditional approaches to measuring awareness are inadequate to understand the linkages between understanding properly. This study’s objective was to examine the...

Clinical staff offering sexual health services to young people need to balance the right broader interests. The needs of young clients may be complex and raise ethical and medico-legal questions for the staff involved in their...

There is a lack of published research into the perceptions of ‘non-users’ of copper IUDs. Despite this being one of the most commonly used contraception methods in other countries, only 5% of contraceptive users in Great Britain...