| Literature DB >> 8222663 |
U D Crosby1, B E Schwarz, K L Gluck, S F Heartwell.
Abstract
During the 21-month period between August 1, 1991, and April 30, 1993, 2,358 women received Norplant system insertions in either Parkland Memorial Hospital or the Dallas Maternal Health and Family Planning clinics. Forty-three percent of these women were teenagers with 14% 16 years of age or less. Overall, 431 patients received Norplant implants insertions postpartum prior to discharge from the hospital. To date, 138 Norplant systems have been removed, with the proportion of contraceptive implant removals among teenagers being essentially the same as that in more mature women. Of the reasons given by women discontinuing the Norplant system, an unanticipated high incidence of pain in the arm containing the implants, hair loss, and mood changes were noted. We have found the Norplant system to be a highly effective and highly acceptable contraceptive method for a large number of indigent women.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Biology; Body Weight--changes; Clinical Research; Contraception; Contraception Continuation; Contraceptive Implants--side effects; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Insertion; Low Income Population--women; Menstruation Disorders; Method Acceptability; North America; Northern America; Pain; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Postpartum Women; Prospective Studies; Puerperium; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Signs And Symptoms; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Texas; Treatment; United States; Urban Population--women; Youth
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8222663 DOI： 10.1016/0010-7824(93)90081-h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Contraception ISSN： 0010-7824 Impact factor: 3.375