TY - JOUR
T1 - Contraception
T2 - What Every Internist Should Know
AU - Espey, Eve
AU - Ogburn, Tony
AU - Fotieo, Dana
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - The human costs of unintended pregnancy-abortion and parenting under difficult circumstances-are high. For this reason, all physicians who treat female patients should be knowledgeable about the basics of contraception-both its practical uses and its public health impact. This knowledge will make physicians, including internists, better able to counsel and provide contraceptives for individual patients and to advocate for availability and access. This article discusses the problem and determinants of unintended pregnancy and reviews contraceptive methods.
AB - The human costs of unintended pregnancy-abortion and parenting under difficult circumstances-are high. For this reason, all physicians who treat female patients should be knowledgeable about the basics of contraception-both its practical uses and its public health impact. This knowledge will make physicians, including internists, better able to counsel and provide contraceptives for individual patients and to advocate for availability and access. This article discusses the problem and determinants of unintended pregnancy and reviews contraceptive methods.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.05.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18721652
AN - SCOPUS:49549086405
SN - 0025-7125
VL - 92
SP - 1037
EP - 1058
JO - Medical Clinics of North America
JF - Medical Clinics of North America
IS - 5
ER -