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New findings on contraceptives

Population Reports. Series M: Special Topics. 2008 Jun;(20):1-20.
Ramchandran D | Salem RM

This report on new findings in contraception research can help program managers, providers, teachers, and communicators to: update colleagues and students on recent research findings; draw attention to the new,
longer 'grace period' for DMPA reinjection recently recommended by WHO, and advocate clear and prominent changes in program policy and training; answer concerns about ready access to emergency contraceptive pills; adopt and use checklists that qualify more women to use IUDs; recommend LAM to women with HIV who are breastfeeding; offer a wide range of contraceptive methods to women with HIV; check whether program guidelines reflect important research findings that have long been neglected in many places.