An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Contraception: LARC
 
  10 January 2012

Commentary: Is abortion and contraception policy meeting women’s needs?

By Jennie Bristow, Editor, Abortion Review.

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  12 November 2011

USA: Intrauterine contraceptive insertion post-abortion

This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the evidence regarding the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine device (IUD) insertion immediately following spontaneous or induced abortion. From Contraception

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  15 September 2011

USA: Intrauterine device insertion after medical abortion

This was a prospective, observational clinical study to determine expulsion rates of intrauterine contraception placed immediately after confirmed, completed first-trimester medical abortion. From Contraception

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  8 March 2011

UK: Charity to pay drug addicts to use LARCS

A charity is paying 26 female drug addicts £200 a year to use contraception, the Mirror reports.

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  7 January 2011

UK: Small proportion of contraceptive implant failure makes headlines

The news that 584 women over 11 years have become pregnant while using Implanon sparked some consternation in the British media. 

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25 October 2010

‘Achieving Excellence in Abortion Care’

Jennie Bristow reports on the recent conference of the International Federation of Abortion and Contraception Associates.

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  20 October 2010

USA: Hormonal contraceptives for contraception in overweight or obese women

The authors systematically reviewed the evidence on the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives among overweight and obese women. From Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

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