Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Handbook of Gynecology pp 1–15Cite as

Contraception and Family Planning

  • Living reference work entry
  • First Online:

  • 258 Accesses

Abstract

Family planning is a critical issue in the field of women’s health. Both hormonal and nonhormonal forms of contraception are available to women. A woman’s long-term goals, personal beliefs, and medical conditions impact heavily on her choice of contraception. While many of these methods are encouraged to be used prior to unintended pregnancy, this chapter will also address emergency contraception, as well as methods for pregnancy termination. The US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, developed by WHO and modified by the US CDC, comprises guidance recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by women and men who have certain medical conditions or characteristics.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

References

  • ACOG Practice Bulletin. No 112, May 2010. Emergency Contraception.

    Google Scholar 

  • ACOG Practice Bulletin. No 121, July 2011. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices.

    Google Scholar 

  • ACOG Practice Bulletin. No 143, March 2014. Medical Management of First-Trimester Abortion.

    Google Scholar 

  • Arévalo M, Sinai I, Jennings V. A fixed formula to define the fertile window of the menstrual cycle as the basis of a simple method of natural family planning. Contraception. 1999;60(6):357.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Bartz D, Greenberg JA. Sterilization in the United States. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2008;1(1):23–32.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • CDC. U.S. medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use. 4th ed. 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pd. Last assessed 14 Oct 2016.

  • Harel Z, et al. Recovery of bone mineral density in adolescents following the use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injections. Contraception. 2010;81(4):281–91.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Havrilesky LJ, Moorman PG, Lowery WJ, Gierisch JM, Coeytaux RR, Urrutia RP, Dinan M, McBroom AJ, Hasselblad V, Sanders GD, Myers ER. Oral contraceptive pills as primary prevention for ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2013;122(1):139–47.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hedon B, Helmerhorst FM, Cronje HS, Shangold G, et al. Comparison of efficacy, cycle control, compliance, and safety in users of a contraceptive patch versus an oral contraceptive. BJOG. 2000;70:78.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jick SS, Hagberg KW, Hernandez RK, Kaye JA. Postmarketing study of ORTHO EVRA and levonorgestrel oral contraceptives containing hormonal contraceptives with 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol in relation to nonfatal venous thromboembolism. Contraception. 2010;81(1):16.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Killick SR, Leary C, Trussell J, Guthrie KA. Sperm content of pre-ejaculatory fluid. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2011;14(1):48–52.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lopez LM, Grimes DA, Schulz KF, Curtis KM, Chen M. Steroidal contraceptives: effect on bone fractures in women. Cochrane Database Sys Rev. 2014;6:CD006033. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD006033.pub5.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mueck AO, Seeger H, Rabe T. Hormonal contraception and risk of endometrial cancer: a systematic review. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2010;17(4):R263–71.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Peterson HB, Xia Z, Hughes JM, et al. The risk of pregnancy after tubal sterilization: findings from the US collaborative review of sterilization. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1196;174:1161–70.

    Google Scholar 

  • Raymond EG, Grimes DA. The comparative safety of legal induced abortion and childbirth in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;119:1271.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schwallie PC, Assenzo JR. The effect of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate on pituitary and ovarian function, and the return of fertility following its discontinuation: a review. Contraception. 1974;10(2):181.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Secura GM, et al. The Contraceptive CHOICE Project: reducing barriers to long-acting reversible contraception. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;203(2):115.e1–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Trussell J. Contraceptive failure in the United States. Contraception. 2004;70(2):89.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Resident Physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Parisa Samimi

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Attending Physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Tania Basu

Authors
  1. Parisa Samimi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tania Basu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Parisa Samimi .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Donna Shoupe

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer International Publishing AG (outside the USA)

About this entry

Cite this entry

Samimi, P., Basu, T. (2016). Contraception and Family Planning. In: Shoupe, D. (eds) Handbook of Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17002-2_17-1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17002-2_17-1

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-17002-2

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference MedicineReference Module Medicine

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation