World Contraception Day (WCD) takes place on September 26th every year. The day’s mission is to improve awareness of all contraceptive methods available and enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
We are taking the opportunity to support World Contraception Day 2023 by sharing a selection of articles, blogs, and other related contraception research.
Check out @Reprod_Health on September 26th as we highlight our top articles and collections.
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine provides an international platform for promoting academic discussions on contraceptive effectiveness, side-effect profiles, acceptability, metabolic effects, and impact on short and long-term reproductive health. Our esteemed Editorial Board welcomes high quality submissions on all areas of female and male contraceptive technology, clinical and basic trials, reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries from across the globe.
Psychological side effects of hormonal contraception: a disconnect between patients and providers
Sarah Martell, Christina Marini, Cathy A. Kondas & Allison B. Deutch
Research | Published: 17 January 2023
Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania
Getrude W. Shitindi, Walter C. Millanzi & Patricia Z. Herman
Research | Published: 08 February 2023
Disappearing male sterilization in India: do we care?
Pradeep S. Salve & Chander Shekhar
Commentary | Published: 04 May 2023
Menstrual cup and risk of IUD expulsion – a systematic review
Nicola Bowman & Annette Thwaites
Review | Published: 21 January 2023
Decision-making regarding immediate vs. interval postpartum levonorgestrel intrauterine device insertion timing
Abigail Davenport, Laura Morello & Kavita Shah Arora
Research | Published: 20 March 2023
Contraceptive discontinuation among women of reproductive age in Papua New Guinea
Louis Kobina Dadzie, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Tarif Salihu, Joshua Okyere & Sanni Yaya
Research | Published: 02 June 2022
Developing an intrauterine device self-removal guide: a mixed methods qualitative and small pilot study
Francesca Collins, Kelly Gilmore, Kelsey A. Petrie & Lyndsey S. Benson
Research | Published: 01 July 2022
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on contraceptive prescribing in general practice: a retrospective analysis of English prescribing data between 2019 and 2020
Susan H. Walker
Research | Published: 14 March 2022
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Introducing the hormonal Intrauterine Device in Madagascar, Nigeria, and Zambia: results from a pilot study
Kendal Danna, Grace Jaworski, Bakoly Rahaivondrafahitra, Francia Rasoanirina, Anthony Nwala, Masauso Nqumayo, Gina Smith, Pierre Moon, Ashley Jackson, Sarah Thurston & Amanda Kalamar
Research | Published: 06 January 2022
Coverage and determinants of modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: further analysis of demographic and health surveys
Isaac Boadu
Research | Published: 21 January 2022
“She is courageous because she does not care what people think about her…”: attitudes toward adolescent contraception use among Rwandan family planning providers and adult female modern contraceptive users
Hilary Schwandt, Angel Boulware, Julia Corey, Ana Herrera, Ethan Hudler, Claudette Imbabazi, Ilia King, Jessica Linus, Innocent Manzi, Madelyn Merritt, Lyn Mezier, Abigail Miller, Haley Morris, Dieudonne Musemakweli, Uwase Musekura, Divine Mutuyimana, Chimene Ntakarutimana, Nirali Patel, Adriana Scanteianu, Biganette-Evidente Shemeza, Gi’anna Sterling-Donaldson, Chantal Umutoni, Lyse Uwera, Madeleine Zeiler & Seth Feinberg
Research | Published: 04 November 2022
“Men can take part”: examining men’s role in supporting self-injectable contraception in southern Malawi, a qualitative exploration
Lucy W. Ruderman, Catherine Packer, Akuzike Zingani, Philemon Moses & Holly M. Burke
Research | Published: 09 August 2022
Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on family planning: results from a qualitative study in rural Uganda following COVID-19 lockdown
Katelyn M. Sileo, Christine Muhumuza, Teddy Helal, Allison Olfers, Haruna Lule, Samuel Sekamatte, Trace S. Kershaw, Rhoda K. Wanyenze & Susan M. Kiene
Research | Published: 09 February 2023
All BMC articles are published on the open access model. All articles are free to read, copy, distribute, and use (providing attribution is given).
from BMC Women's Health
Determinants of contraceptive continuation among women in sub-Saharan Africa
from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
from BMC Public Health
from BMC Health Services Research
from Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Do oral combined contraceptive pills modify body image and sexual function?
A rodent model of human dose-equivalent progestin-only implantable contraception
from Health Research Policy and Systems
from Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Politics of reproduction: a view from Israel on the Dobbs decision
For a complete list of relevant BMC articles, please see here.
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine is calling for submissions to our collection on Birth control technologies: success, side effects, and treating side effects. Contraception has significantly advanced over the past years, decreasing maternal morbidity and reducing unwanted pregnancies. However, despite their success, the side effects of hormonal contraceptives including but not limiting to thrombotic risk and androgenic effects have raised concerns over time. This article collection will encourage manuscripts aimed at different birth control technologies, novel approaches, their side effects and the consecutive treatments.
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3.
This thematic series is ongoing and new manuscripts will be added upon acceptance. Learn more
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, Reproductive Health, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, and International Journal for Equity in Health welcome papers focusing on contraception in low and middle-income countries. This cross-journal collection aims to curate multidisciplinary papers focusing on LMICs that explore and promote improving access to contraception, particularly amongst adolescents with a particular focus on health policy and systems that can promote contraception uptake.
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3.
This thematic series is ongoing and new manuscripts will be added upon acceptance. Learn more.
Discover our collection of Springer Books on Contraception.
Book: Maternal Health and American Cultural Values
Chapter: Cultural Conflicts and Maternal Autonomy
This chapter explores how the historical and cultural value of individualism in the USA has contributed to both expansion and limitation of maternal autonomy that influences individual choice about pregnancy timing, continuation, and birth practices.
Book: Handbook of Social Inclusion
This chapter discusses sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young people of refugee/immigrant background, a population which are particularly at risk for neglect of recognition of sexual and reproductive rights, or their right to make informed decisions regarding sexuality.
Chapter: Instituting and Regulating the Contraceptive Clinic and its Services
This chapter discusses the origins of the North Kensigton Women’s Welfare Centre as a pioneering site of medical, scientific and technological research and development, which aimed to develop and export its medical and scientific contraceptive programs, and standards for clinic arrangement, function and prescription.
Book: Abortion and Contraception in Modern Greece, 1830-1967
Chapter: Contraception and Its Methods, II: Appliances and the Pill
This chapter discusses the appliance methods most widely employed in Greece, namely douche, the sponge and other plugs/pessaries and the condom, and how they were repurposed once the need for contraception arose.
Book: Amenorrhea (Volume 10: Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology)
Chapter: Amenorrhea Associated with Contraception and the Postpartum Period
This chapter discusses the clinical relevance of amenorrhea associated with contraception and postpartum period and considers whether the contraceptive needs of women in the postpartum period are probably underestimated.