The cost of unintended pregnancy in the United States

Contraception

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-170

  Trussell, James ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraception; Cost savings; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; COST CONTROL; COST OF REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

EID: 33846820048     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.11.009     Document Type: Note

References (19)

1. Finer L.B., and Henshaw S.K. Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 38 (2006) 90-96
2. Ortmeier B.G., Sauer K.A., Langley P.C., and Bealmear B.K. A cost-benefit analysis of four hormonal contraceptive methods. Clin Ther 16 (1994) 707-713
3. Phillips C.J. Economic analysis of long-term reversible contraceptives. Focus on Implanon. Pharmacoeconomics 17 (2000) 209-221
4. Trussell J, Koenig J, Stewart F, Darroch JE. Medical care cost savings from adolescent contraceptive use. Fam Plann Perspect 1997;29:248-55, 295.
5. Trussell J., Leveque J.A., Koenig J.D., et al. The economic value of contraception: a comparison of 15 methods. Am J Public Health 85 (1995) 494-503
6. Chiou C.F., Trussell J., Reyes E., et al. Economic analysis of contraceptives for women. Contraception 68 (2003) 3-10
7. Chandra A., Martinez G.M., Mosher W.D., Abma J.C., and Jones J. Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of U.S. women: data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Vital Health Stat 23 25 (1997)
8. Mosher W.D., Martinez G.M., Chandra A., Abma J.C., and Wilson S.J. Use of contraception and use of family planning services in the United States: 1982-2002. Advance data from vital and health statistics, no 350 (2004), National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville (MD)
9. In: Brown S.S., and Eisenberg L. (Eds). The best intentions: unintended pregnancy and the well-being of children and families (1995), National Academy Press, Washington (DC) 81
10. Henshaw SK. Unintended pregnancy in the United States. Fam Plann Perspect 1998;30:24-9, 46.
11. Smith K., Downs B., and O'Connell M. Maternity leave and employment patterns: 1961-1995. Current population reports (2001), U.S. Census Bureau, Washington (DC) 70-79
12. Trussell J. The essentials of contraception: efficacy, safety, and personal considerations. In: Hatcher R.A., Trussell J., Stewart F., et al. (Eds). Contraceptive technology. 18th rev ed. (2004), Ardent Media, New York (NY) 224
13. Trussell J. Contraceptive failure in the United States. Contraception 70 (2004) 89-96
14. Trussell J., Wiebe E., Shochet T., and Guilbert É. Cost savings from emergency contraceptive pills in Canada. Obstet Gynecol 97 (2001) 789-793
15. Trussell J., and Shochet T. Cost-effectiveness of emergency contraceptive pills in the public sector in the USA. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 3 (2003) 433-440
16. Trussell J., and Calabretto H. Cost savings from use of emergency contraceptive pills in Australia. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 45 (2005) 308-311
17. Sonfield A., Gold R.B., Frost J.J., and Darroch J.E. U.S. insurance coverage of contraceptives the impact of contraceptive coverage mandates, 2002. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36 (2004) 72-79
18. Insurance coverage of contraceptives. State policies in brief (2006), Guttmacher Institute, New York (NY)
19. Women's health care: understanding the cost and value of contraceptive benefits (2005), Mercer Human Resource Consulting, New York (NY)