Fertility regulation
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Reviews and related commentaries in this section evaluate contraceptive methods (including emergency contraception) and clinical methods of induced abortion.
Induced abortion
- Medical methods for first trimester abortion
- Medical versus surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
- Pain control in first trimester surgical abortion
- Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
Contraception
- Advance provision of emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for intrauterine contraceptive device insertion
- Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
- Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation
- Copper-containing, framed intrauterine devices for contraception
- Depot-medroxyprogesterone versus norethisterone enantate for long-acting progestogenic contraception
- Immediate postabortion insertion of intrauterine devices
- Immediate postpartum insertion for intrauterine devices
- Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
- Interventions for emergency contraception
- Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
- Minilaparotomy and endoscopic techniques for tubal sterilization
- Monophasic versus multiphasic oral contraceptives
- Progestogens in combined oral contraceptives for contraception
- Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
- Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
- Strategies to improve adherence and acceptability of hormonal methods for contraception
- Subdermal implantable contraceptives versus other forms of reversible contraceptives or other implants as effective methods of preventing pregnancy
- Techniques for the interruption of tubal patency for female sterilization
- Treatment of vaginal bleeding irregularities induced by progestin-only contraceptives
- Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization
Useful links
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GFMER
Link to obstetrics and gynaecology guidelines on the web -
Women's Health Specialist Library
UK NHS knowledge gateway to women's health -
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Resources on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health -
Cochrane Fertility Regulation Review Group
Producing systematic reviews on contraception and abortion -
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Global service provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all -
Promoting Family Planning at WHO
The Family Planning team at RHR conducts research and produces guidance documents with partners