Pregnancy, Unplanned
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Unintended pregnancy after gonadal failure chemoprevention with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in women with hematologic malignancies.

Sep 2009 Many patients who receive co-treatment with GnRH agonists (GnRH-a) during chemotherapy treatment preserve their ovarian function and are at risk of unintended pregnancies. Therefore, it is important to offer them effective contraception. Also, ... Read more...

The role of nursing in the management of unintended pregnancy.

30 Aug 2009 This article explores the role of nurses in the prevention, management, and treatment of unintended pregnancy. All nurses have a responsibility to understand the importance of reproductive health care in the primary care of women and their families, ... Read more...

Contraceptive use among postpartum women - 12 states and New York City, 2004-2006.

5 Aug 2009 Postpartum use of highly effective contraceptive methods can prevent unintended pregnancies and ensure adequate birth spacing. Unintended pregnancies and short interpregnancy intervals are associated with adverse maternal and infant outcomes. In ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pregnancy, Unplanned'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Access to legal abortion is needed to help cut 70,000 deaths a year. 12 Oct 2009
• Pregnancy at time of change of Implanon implant. 29 Sep 2009
• Unintended pregnancy after gonadal failure chemoprevention with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in women with hematologic malignancies. Sep 2009
• Discussion: 'Factors influencing oral contraceptive effectiveness' by Dinger et al. 30 Aug 2009
• The role of nursing in the management of unintended pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
• Contraceptive use among postpartum women - 12 states and New York City, 2004-2006. 5 Aug 2009
• Contraception and pregnancy then and now: examining the experiences of a cohort of mid-age Australian women. 30 Jul 2009
• Course of neuromyelitis optica during inadvertent pregnancy in a patient treated with rituximab. 30 Jul 2009
• Right conclusion, wrong method. 30 Jul 2009
• Emergency contraception, efficacy and public health impact. 30 Jul 2009
• Utilization of home pregnancy testing among women at risk for unintended pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• Rights to emergency contraception. 16 Jun 2009
• Motivation for motherhood in women with hypertensive diseases in pregnancy. 30 May 2009
• Adolescent reproductive health in Indonesia: contested values and policy inaction. 30 May 2009
• Toward a multidimensional measure of pregnancy intentions: evidence from the United States. 30 May 2009
• Understanding the effects of personal and school religiosity on the decision to abort a premarital pregnancy. 30 May 2009
• Oral contraceptive effectiveness according to body mass index, weight, age, and other factors. 28 May 2009
• Characteristics of women who sought emergency contraception at a university-based women's health clinic. 6 May 2009
• Interest in intrauterine contraception among seekers of emergency contraception and pregnancy testing. 30 Mar 2009
• Why women risk unintended pregnancy. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Pregnancy, Unplanned'

Definition: Unintended accidental pregnancy, including pregnancy resulting from failed contraceptive measures.

Descriptor UI: D049168

Alternative terms: Pregnancy, Unplanned; Pregnancies, Unplanned; Unplanned Pregnancies; Unplanned Pregnancy;

Related Mesh Headings: Pregnancy, Unwanted;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; drug effects; ethnology; genetics; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; radiation effects; urine; ethics;

Tree Number: G08.686.785.760.769.570;

History Note: 2005; use PREGNANCY 1980-2004

Technical Notes: PREGNANCY, UNWANTED is also available