Pregnancy termination in Matlab, Bangladesh: maternal mortality risks associated with menstrual regulation and abortion.
CONCLUSION: MR is no longer associated with higher mortality risk than live birth in Bangladesh, but abortion is. PMID: 25271646 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Pregnancy termination in Matlab, Bangladesh: trends and correlates of use of safer and less-safe methods.
CONCLUSION: A growing proportion of pregnancies in Matlab are terminated, and these terminations are increasingly done using safer methods. PMID: 25271647 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Repeat use of emergency contraceptive pills in urban Kenya and Nigeria.
CONCLUSIONS: Repeated use of emergency contraceptive pills was not common in this sample. PMID: 25271648 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Fertility decisions and contraceptive use at different stages of relationships: windows of risk among men and women in accra.
CONCLUSIONS: Contraceptive programs may be more successful if they target messages according to stage of relationship, involve men and work with people's desires to use traditional methods at certain times to ensure that they can do so safely. PMID: 25271649 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research

Contraceptive method skew and shifts in method mix in low- and middle-income countries.
CONCLUSION: Method mix skew is not a definitive indicator of lack of contraceptive choice or provider bias; it may instead reflect cultural preferences. In countries with a skewed method mix, investigation is warranted to identify the cause. PMID: 25271650 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research