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Family Planning 
- Continuous combination oral contraceptive pills to eliminate withdrawal bleeding
- FirstGov.gov
- Alan Guttmacher Institute
- Emergency Contraception
- Adolescent issues:
- Avoiding pregnancy after rubella vaccine
- Family planning '97
- A.C.O.G. library: contraception
- Tubal ligations, menstrual irregularities
- Progesterone releasing systems
- Progesterone - containing I.U.D.s
- Medicaid coverage, national survey:
- Adolescent health, A.C.O.G.
Continuous combination oral contraceptive pills to eliminate withdrawal bleeding:
- RCT Continuous use with a low-estrogen dose combination OCPs resulted in significantly less bleeding. Miller L, Hughes JP. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Apr;101(4):653-61.
FirstGov.gov
The Alan Guttmacher Institute (A.G.I.)
- A.G.I. is a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
Emergency Contraception
- Post-Coital Contraception
- Differing opinions and options discussed (704k ppt)
- Contact Barbara Orcutt, CNM, Tuba City
- Not-2-Late.com and progestin only pills
- Single 1.5 mg levonorgestrel dose can substitute two 0.75 mg doses 12 h apart. WHO multicentre randomised trial. von Hertzen H, et al Lancet. 2002 Dec 7;360(9348):1803-10.
- Emergency Contraception
Patient education
Adolescent rights
What rights do adolescents have in your state?
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute's state by state update: contraception, prenatal care, STDs, rights as parents, and many others
Adolescent Issues in an I/T/U Area
- Here is how one I/T/U Area has grappled with some difficult adolescent issues. Downloadable file: MS Word (.DOC) 32K | Acrobat Reader (.PDF) 8K.
Shortened interval to avoid pregnancy after receipt of rubella-containing vaccine
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (A.C.I.P.) now recommends shortening the interval from 3 months to 28 days. Online (.HTML); downloadable file - Acrobat Reader (.PDF) 303K. (Note: See p. 17 of the PDF, which is p. 1117 of the M.M.W.R. issue.)
Family planning practices and pregnancy intervention, 1997
- This report highlights family planning practices and pregnancy intention for births occurring in 1997. Downloadable file - Acrobat Reader (.PDF). Note: large file - 1.2 MB.
A.C.O.G. Medem Medical Library: Contraception
- Medem offers many, many American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (A.C.O.G.) resources on subjects from barrier contraception to migraine headaches. Take a look.
Do tubal ligations cause menstrual irregularities or post-tubal ligation syndrome?
No. The CREST study provides evidence against any "syndrome" of menstrual abnormalities following tubal sterilization. See the many questions / answers addressed.
Progesterone containing I.U.D.s for family planning and treatment of uterine bleeding
The L.N.G.-I.U.D. combines advantages of both hormonal and intrauterine contraception. A long-acting reversible contraceptive method with a pregnancy rate comparable to female sterilization, the L.N.G.-I.U.D. provides several therapeutic benefits, such as reduction of menstrual blood loss. This document offers some helpful insights. MS Word (.DOC) 32K | Acrobat Reader (.PDF) 24K.
Medicaid coverage: results of a national survey
- Family planning results, on-line.
- Perinatal services results, on-line.
Adolescent Health, ACOG
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offer a wide variety of services and updates about adolescent health including family planning
Did thousands of American Indian women undergo forced sterilization in the 1970s?
- The following resources discuss evidence that refutes that hypothesis Straight Dope 3/22/02
- Comptroller General Report to Senator Abourezk 11/4/76, 38 pages
- GAO Report 2/27/78, 11 pages
- GAO 4/14/78 Letter to Representative Robert Young, 2 pages
- National Wombs: Sterilization of American Indian Women in the 1970s
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