Committee opinion no. 505: Understanding and using the U.S. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 2010

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 754-760

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Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

FAMILY PLANNING; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENARCHE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052158643     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182310cd3     Document Type: Review

References (3)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United States medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ reproductivehealth/Unintended Pregnancy/USMEC.htm. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
2. World Health Organization. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use. 4th ed. Geneva: WHO; 2009. Available at http://whqlibdoc.who.int/ publications/2010/9789241563888-eng.pdf. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
3. Tepper N, Curtis KM, Jamieson DJ, Marchbanks PA. Update to CDC's U.S. medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, 2010: revised recommendations for the use of contraceptive methods during the postpartum period. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011;60: 878-83. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6026.pdf. Retrieved July 7, 2011.