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JournalISSN: 0010-7824

Contraception 

Elsevier BV
About: Contraception is an academic journal published by Elsevier BV. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Abortion. It has an ISSN identifier of 0010-7824. Over the lifetime, 8389 publications have been published receiving 197396 citations.


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TL;DR: This review provides an update of previous estimates of first-year probabilities of contraceptive failure for all methods of contraception available in the United States and reflects new research on contraceptive failure both during perfect use and during typical use.

1,441 citations

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TL;DR: For instance, the authors found that nearly half (49%) of pregnancies were unintended in 2006, up slightly from 2001 (48%) and the unintended pregnancy rate increased to 52 per 1000 women aged 15-44 years in 2006 from 50 in 2001.

1,167 citations

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TL;DR: A fluid medium was developed to simulate the fluid produced in the human vagina, and properties that influence interactions of vaginal fluid with topical contraceptive, prophylactic, or therapeutic products were emphasized.

616 citations

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TL;DR: The LNG-IUD is a long-acting reversible contraceptive method for 5 years with a pregnancy rate comparable to female sterilization and the incidence of PID is low even in young women, and the positive health effects such as decreased menstrual blood loss and increased blood haemoglobin concentration make it a favorable combination of hormonal and intrauterine contraception.

464 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional survey was administered to females ages 16-29 years seeking care in five family planning clinics in Northern California (N =1278) and found that one third of those reporting partner violence (35%) also reported reproductive control.

451 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
2023129
2022381
2021241
2020169
2019159
2018169