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Cost effectiveness of contraceptives in the United States.

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In this paper, a Markov model was constructed to simulate costs for 16 contraceptive methods and no method over a 5-year period, and sensitivity analyses were performed on costs and failure rates.
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This article is published in Contraception.The article was published on 2009-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 276 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cost effectiveness & Contraceptive Devices.

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The Contraceptive CHOICE Project: reducing barriers to long-acting reversible contraception

TL;DR: Once financial barriers were removed and long-acting reversible methods of contraception were introduced to all potential participants as a first-line contraceptive option, two-thirds chose long- acting reversible methodsof contraception.
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Family Planning and the Burden of Unintended Pregnancies

TL;DR: A new generation of research is needed to investigate the modest correlation between unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use rates to derive the full health benefits of a proven and cost-effective reproductive technology.
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Changes in use of long-acting contraceptive methods in the United States, 2007–2009

TL;DR: LARC methods (primarily IUDs) are contributing to an increase in contraceptive effectiveness in the United States and among women at risk of unintended pregnancy, increases in LARC use more than offset decreases in sterilization.
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Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2011

TL;DR: The national abortion rate has resumed its decline, and no evidence was found that the overall drop in abortion incidence was related to the decrease in providers or to restrictions implemented between 2008 and 2011.
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The efficacy of intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: a systematic review of 35 years of experience

TL;DR: Because they are safe for the majority of women, highly effective and cost-effective when left in place as ongoing contraception, whenever clinically feasible IUDs should be included in the range of emergency contraception options offered to patients presenting after unprotected intercourse.
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Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001.

TL;DR: The rate of unintended pregnancy in 2001 was substantially above average among women aged 18-24, unmarried (particularly cohabiting) women, low-income women, women who had not completed high school and minority women, but increased among poor and less educated women.

Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of U.S. Women: Data from the 2002 national survey of family growth

TL;DR: National estimates of fertility, family planning, and reproductive health indicators among females 15-44 years of age in the United States in 2002 from Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).
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A Prospective Study of Risk Factors for Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Young Women

TL;DR: Among sexually active young women the incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infection is high, and the risk is strongly and independently associated with recent sexual intercourse, recent use of a diaphragm with spermicide, and a history of recurrent urinary tract infections.
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Use of contraception and use of family planning services in the United States: 1982-2002.

TL;DR: This report presents national estimates of contraceptive use and method choice based on the 1982, 1995, and 2002 National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG) and presents data on where women obtained family planning and medical services, and some of the services that they received.
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Contraceptive failure, method-related discontinuation and resumption of use: results from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth.

TL;DR: The risks of pregnancy during typical use of reversible methods of contraception are considerably higher than risks of failure during clinical trials, reflecting imperfect use of these methods rather than lack of inherent efficacy.
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