Family Planning
Family Planning 
- Continuous combination oral contraceptive pills to eliminate withdrawal bleeding
- FirstGov.gov
- The Guttmacher Institute
- Emergency Contraception
- Adolescent issues:
- Avoiding pregnancy after rubella vaccine
- A.C.O.G. library: contraception
- 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 Guttmacher Institute
- The Guttmacher Institute
is a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy ananlysis and public education.
Emergency Contraception
- Post-Coital Contraception
- Differing opinions and options discussed [PPT-704KB]
- 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.
Adolescent rights
What rights do adolescents have in your state?
- The 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: Acrobat Reader [PDF-8KB]
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
/PDF [PDF-303KB]
(Note: See p. 17 of the PDF, which is p. 1117 of the M.M.W.R. issue.)
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.
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 [PDF-2.92MB] to Senator Abourezk 11/4/76, 38 pages
- GAO Report 2/27/78 [PDF-799KB], 11 pages
- GAO 4/14/78 Letter to Representative Robert Young [PDF-128KB], 2 pages
- National Wombs: Sterilization of American Indian Women in the 1970s [PDF-54KB]
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