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Chapter 28 - Contraception for Disabled People

from Section 3 - Contraception and Medical Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Prevalence of disease, risks, impact on fertility, Medical Eligibility Criteria 3 and 4, advantages, disadvantages, special considerations

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Disabledsexualitychoiceshuman rightscontraceptionchoices
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 174 - 177
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

World Health Organization: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. who.int/standards/classifications/.Google Scholar
World Health Organization: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 5th Ed. 2015. www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/family_planning/MEC-5/en/.Google Scholar
World Health Organization. Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers. USAID, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, WHO. 2018.Google Scholar
International Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ICEC). Emergency Contraceptive Pills (Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines) 3rd Ed. ICEC and FIGO. 2012.Google Scholar
Dickson, J, Thwaites, A, Bacon, L. Contraception for adolescents with disabilities: taking control of periods, cycles and conditions. BMJ Sex Reprod Health: first published as 10.1136/jfprhc-2017–101746 on November 8, 2017. Downloaded from http://jfprhc.bmj.com/ on June 23, 2020 by guest. Protected by copyright.Google Scholar
Kaplan, C. Special issues in contraception: caring for women with disabilities; J Midwifery Women’s Health. 2006; 51(6):450–6. © 2006 Elsevier Science, Inc.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Haynes, RM, Boulet, SL, Fox, MH, Carroll, DD, Courtney, -Long, E, Warner, L. Contraceptive use at last intercourse among reproductive-aged women with disabilities: An analysis of population-based data from seven states. [Published online ahead of print December 15, 2017]. Contraception. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2017.12.008.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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