OBGYN & Women’s Health

Joint concurrent partnerships, which facilitate the transmission of HIV in many high-prevalence countries, are only beginning to receive the attention they deserve. Recent research on concurrent partnerships and the implications...

LARC can reduce unintended pregnancies, but these methods are under-used in the UK. Researches conducted this study to inform a campaign planned to increase awareness of LAR. Eight focus discussion groups with 55 women in two...

With the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and vaccination in the UK, health professionals will start to receive questions about their patients’ virus. This study aimed to identify the critical about HPV that...

Researchers conducted this research to assess young men and women’s willingness to be tested for Chlamydia trachomatis in three non-medical settings. Men and women aged between 16 and 24 years were invited to complete a...

This audit established a recent picture of pregnancy services termination in Wales, the UK, using the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Guidelines as a baseline. The context of abortion is rapidly...

Researchers conducted this study to describe contraceptive service use and identify demographic and sexual behavioral characteristics associated with different services. Participants comprised 3369 men and 4375 women reporting...

The Oxford-FPA contraceptive study has provided information on many serious diseases of the female reproductive tract. This report fills the gap concerning uterine polyp, cervicitis, cervical erosion, and vaginitis and vulvitis....

The prevalence of CIN is increased in HIV infection. The UK National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme guidelines, therefore, provide specific recommendations for HIV-positive women. An audit of cervical surveillance...

Researchers conducted this study to determine obstetrics and gynecology trainees’ understanding of the intrauterine device/system (IUD/IUS) insertion. The present study was a questionnaire-based survey of obstetrics and...

The researchers aimed to review women’s characteristics requesting termination of at least two consecutive pregnancies within 24 months of the first and to identify any factors for seeking repeat TOP. The database of patients...

The levonorgestrel-containing ECP, amongst other strategies, can help reduce unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. Since the ECP rescheduling to OTC status from pharmacies in Australia, there is little information about...

This cross-sectional survey, using a self-completion questionnaire, aimed to explore young people’s attitudes towards these contraceptives to understand the choices they make about contraception. Participants were a...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has judged Implanon® to be the most cost-effective of the long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods. Its cost-effectiveness enhances with increased...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) have become more commonly promoted on media in the UK to save women from contraceptive pills’ side-effects. Unfortunately, most young women still rely on the contraceptive pill....