Contraceptive use and discontinuation: Findings from the contraceptive history, initiation, and choice study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1290-1295

  Brunner Huber, Larissa R ^a   Hogue, Carol J ^a   Stein, Aryeh D ^b   Drews, Carolyn ^a   Zieman, Miriam ^c   King, Joyce ^b   Schayes, Susan ^d  

^a Departments of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b International Health ^*  (United States)

^c Gynecology and Obstetrics

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptives; Discontinuation; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646511510     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.11.039     Document Type: Article

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