Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

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AIM: To design and evaluate a pilot service for primary care endometrial sampling (PCES). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data from two service evaluations. SETTING: General practices and the gynaecology department in a large city in the UK. METHODS: These were two-fold: (1) To design the new service we identified all the endometrial samples taken in the city's gynaecology department in 2012/2013 and estimated the proportion of these with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) that would be suitable for PCES...

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INTRODUCTION: One of the major concerns with the insertion of intrauterine devices is uterine perforation. Though uncommon, it can be debilitating and result in failure of the device. In this article we review uterine perforation with intrauterine contraception (IUC) in a community clinic in the UK over a 16-year period. METHODS: We prospectively collected data on uterine perforations for the years 2000-2015, reviewed associated factors and calculated the annual rate of perforation, estimating if this lay within the expected range of normal variation using statistical process control (SPC) analysis...

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BACKGROUND: Controversy exists as to whether 'abortion or 'termination of pregnancy' should be used by health professionals during interactions with women and in published works. METHODS: Self-administered anonymous questionnaires were distributed to women attending 54 abortion clinics in Scotland, England and Wales during a 4-month period in 2015. Responses were coded and analysed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were generated and responses compared by demographic characteristics...

BACKGROUND: An animated film has been created to provide information to women requesting early medical abortion (EMA). The 9 min film, Lara's Story , was created using one woman's personal account of her experience. This study evaluated the views of women who had recently undergone EMA on the film and its potential usefulness in providing experiential information to women requesting EMA. METHOD: Women who had undergone EMA within the past month were recruited...

INTRODUCTION: Unprotected intercourse after oral emergency contraception (EC) significantly increases pregnancy risk. This underlies the importance of promptly starting effective, ongoing contraception - known as 'quick starting'. However, theoretical concern exists that quick starting might interact with EC or hormonal contraception (HC) potentially causing adverse side effects. METHOD: A systematic review was conducted, evaluating quick starting HC after oral EC [levonorgestrel 1...

BACKGROUND: Although within Latin America Chile has one of the lowest birth rates among adolescents, it has a high rate in comparison to other developed nations. AIM: To explore trends in birth rates among adolescents by selected demographics in Chile. METHODS: The national trend in birth rates was examined for women aged 15-19 years between 1992 and 2012. The birth rates for regions and communes were calculated using birth and census data and were analysed to determine its relationship to the regional or communal poverty rate, which were obtained from the Casen Survey...