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Preconception health risk factors documented in general practice electronic medical records. 全科电子病历中记录的孕前健康风险因素。
IF 3.4 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202038
Nishadi Nethmini Withanage, Jessica R Botfield, Kirsten Black, Danielle Mazza
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Association between COVID-19 vaccination and menstruation: a state of the science review. 接种 COVID-19 疫苗与月经之间的关系:科学现状综述。
IF 3.4 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202274
Laura A Payne, Lauren A Wise, Amelia K Wesselink, Siwen Wang, Stacey A Missmer, Alison Edelman
{"title":"Association between COVID-19 vaccination and menstruation: a state of the science review.","authors":"Laura A Payne, Lauren A Wise, Amelia K Wesselink, Siwen Wang, Stacey A Missmer, Alison Edelman","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202274","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Menstrual health is a key patient-reported outcome beyond its importance as a general indicator of health and fertility. However, menstrual function was not measured in the clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines. The purpose of this review was to synthesise the existing literature on the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A PubMed search to 31 October 2023 identified a total of 53 publications: 11 prospective cohort studies, 11 retrospective cohort studies or registry-based cohort studies, and 31 cross-sectional or retrospective case-control studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Identified studies were generally at moderate-to-high risk of bias due to retrospective design, interviewer bias, and failure to include a non-vaccinated control group. Nonetheless, the bulk of the literature demonstrates that COVID-19 vaccine is associated with temporary changes in menstrual characteristics (cycle length and flow) and menstrual pain. Follicular phase (at the time of vaccination) is associated with greater increases in cycle length. Evidence suggests temporary post-vaccine menstrual changes in adolescents, abnormal vaginal bleeding in postmenopausal individuals, and a potential protective effect of using hormonal contraception.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this review we found evidence supporting an association between the COVID-19 vaccine and menstrual health outcomes. Given the importance of menstrual function to overall health, we recommend that all future vaccine trials include menstruation as a study outcome. Future vaccine studies should include rigorous assessment of the menstrual cycle as an outcome variable to limit sources of bias, identify biological mechanisms, and elucidate the impact of stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":"212-225"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11246222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Use of contraceptives, empowerment and agency of adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 避孕药具的使用、少女和年轻妇女的赋权与能动性:系统回顾与荟萃分析。
IF 3.4 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202151
Zohra S Lassi, Komal Abdul Rahim, Alexandra Maria Stavropoulos, Lareesa Marie Ryan, Jyoti Tyagi, Bisi Adewale, Jaameeta Kurji, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Salima Meherali, Moazzam Ali
{"title":"Use of contraceptives, empowerment and agency of adolescent girls and young women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Zohra S Lassi, Komal Abdul Rahim, Alexandra Maria Stavropoulos, Lareesa Marie Ryan, Jyoti Tyagi, Bisi Adewale, Jaameeta Kurji, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Salima Meherali, Moazzam Ali","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202151","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The evidence on adolescent empowerment, which involves access to personal and material resources for reproductive autonomy and economic equity, is limited. This systematic review assesses the use of contraceptives in empowering and strengthening the agency and vice versa among adolescents and young women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We ran the searches in six electronic databases: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), The Campbell Library, MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Web of Science. The methodological quality of studies was assessed using ROBINS-I and ROB-II tools as appropriate. Meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.4.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty studies that assessed the impact of empowerment on contraceptive use were included. Of these, 14 were non-randomised studies for intervention (NRSIs), and the remaining 26 were randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The results from RCTs show a significant effect of the sexual and reproductive health empowerment in increasing ever use of contraception (RR 1.22; 95% CI 1.02, 1.45; n=9; I²=77%; GRADE: Very Low), and insignificant effect on unprotected sex (RR 0.97; 95% CI 0.74, 1.26; n=5; I²=86%; GRADE: Very Low) and adolescent pregnancy (RR 1.07; 95% CI 0.61, 1.87; n=3; I²=36%; GRADE: Very Low). None of the studies assessed impact of contraceptive use on empowerment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Empowerment of adolescents and young women certainly improves contraceptive use in the immediate or short-term period. However, more robust studies with low risk of bias, longer-term outcomes, and impact of contraceptive use on empowerment and agency-strengthening are required. To increase contraceptive use uptake, tailored policies and delivery platforms are necessary for youth in low- and middle-income countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":"195-211"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11287556/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140118831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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What do Australian primary care clinicians need to provide long-acting reversible contraception and early medical abortion? A content analysis of a virtual community of practice. 澳大利亚初级保健临床医生在提供长效可逆避孕药具和早期药物流产时需要什么?对虚拟实践社区的内容分析。
IF 3.4 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202330
Sonia Srinivasan, Sharon Maree James, Joly Kwek, Kirsten Black, Angela J Taft, Deborah Bateson, Wendy V Norman, Danielle Mazza
{"title":"What do Australian primary care clinicians need to provide long-acting reversible contraception and early medical abortion? A content analysis of a virtual community of practice.","authors":"Sonia Srinivasan, Sharon Maree James, Joly Kwek, Kirsten Black, Angela J Taft, Deborah Bateson, Wendy V Norman, Danielle Mazza","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Uptake of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is lower in Australia compared with other high-income countries, and access to early medical abortion (EMA) is variable with only 11% of general practitioners (GPs) providing EMA. The AusCAPPS (Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support) Network is a virtual community of practice established to support GPs, nurses and pharmacists to provide LARC and EMA in primary care. Evaluating participant engagement with AusCAPPS presents an opportunity to understand clinician needs in relation to LARC and EMA care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from July 2021 until July 2023. Numbers of online resource views on AusCAPPS were analysed descriptively and text from participant posts underwent qualitative content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In mid-2023 AusCAPPS had 1911 members: 1133 (59%) GPs, 439 (23%) pharmacists and 272 (14%) nurses. Concise point-of-care documents were the most frequently viewed resource type. Of the 655 posts, most were created by GPs (532, 81.2%), followed by nurses (88, 13.4%) then pharmacists (16, 2.4%). GPs most commonly posted about clinical issues (263, 49% of GP posts). Nurses posted most frequently about service implementation (24, 27% of nurse posts). Pharmacists posted most about health system and regulatory issues (7, 44% of pharmacist posts).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>GPs, nurses and pharmacists each have professional needs for peer support and resources to initiate or continue LARC and EMA care, with GPs in particular seeking further clinical education and upskilling. Development of resources, training and implementation support may improve LARC and EMA provision in Australian primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Seeking abortion accompaniment: experiences and self-managed abortion preferences of hotline callers after abortion legalisation in Argentina. 寻求堕胎陪伴:阿根廷堕胎合法化后热线来电者的经历和自我管理堕胎的偏好。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202209
Brianna Keefe-Oates, Sofia Filippa, Elizabeth Janiak, Ruth Zurbriggen, Belén Grosso, Jarvis T Chen, Caitlin Gerdts, Barbara Gottlieb
{"title":"Seeking abortion accompaniment: experiences and self-managed abortion preferences of hotline callers after abortion legalisation in Argentina.","authors":"Brianna Keefe-Oates, Sofia Filippa, Elizabeth Janiak, Ruth Zurbriggen, Belén Grosso, Jarvis T Chen, Caitlin Gerdts, Barbara Gottlieb","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Until the legalisation of abortion in Argentina in 2021, the Socorristas en Red, a network of feminist collectives, provided support and information ('accompaniment') to people self-managing their abortion with medications. Following legalisation, the Socorristas continued accompanying people self-managing or accessing abortion through the healthcare system. We conducted a cross-sectional study to understand preferences, experiences and choices about abortion when contacting a Socorristas hotline after legalisation of abortion in Argentina.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We surveyed callers to the Socorristas' hotline in Neuquén, Argentina about their demographics, pregnancy history, reasons for calling, and experiences seeking abortion through the hotline and the healthcare system. We assessed overall prevalence of these experiences, and analysed differences between people who contacted the health system before calling the hotline and those who first called the hotline for services.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 755 callers in the study, the majority (63.3%) contacted the Socorristas because they trusted them, and 21.7% called because they both trusted the Socorristas and did not want to go to the healthcare system. At the end of the call, most people (95.4%) chose to self-manage their abortion with accompaniment outside the healthcare system. People who called the healthcare system prior to contacting the hotline frequently reported being referred to the Socorristas, as well as challenges scheduling appointments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After legalisation of abortion in Argentina there is continued demand for accompaniment. Globally, ensuring that accompaniment and self-management of abortion is legal and protected will provide individuals with the support and facilitated access to the abortion care they desire.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on births and induced abortions in Southern Sweden: a register-based study. COVID-19 大流行对瑞典南部出生和人工流产的影响:一项基于登记的研究。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202162
Jesse D Thacher, Andreas Vilhelmsson, Annelise J Blomberg, Lars Rylander, Anna Jöud, Lone Schmidt, Charlotte Ørsted Hougaard, Eva Elmerstig, Ditte Vassard, Kristina Mattsson
{"title":"Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on births and induced abortions in Southern Sweden: a register-based study.","authors":"Jesse D Thacher, Andreas Vilhelmsson, Annelise J Blomberg, Lars Rylander, Anna Jöud, Lone Schmidt, Charlotte Ørsted Hougaard, Eva Elmerstig, Ditte Vassard, Kristina Mattsson","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pandemics are linked with declining birth rates, but little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced childbearing decisions. We aimed to investigate the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and reproductive decisions, specifically to identify potential changes in the frequency of deliveries and induced abortions in Skåne, Sweden.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Skåne Healthcare Register, we identified women aged 15-45 years who had at least one pregnancy-related care visit registered between 1 January 2013 and 11 November 11 2021. Deliveries and induced abortions were identified, and changes in weekly delivery and abortion counts were assessed using an interrupted time series design. Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated from a Poisson regression model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period we identified 129 131 deliveries and 38 591 abortions. Compared with the counterfactual (exposed interval assuming COVID-19 had not occurred), pandemic exposure was associated with fewer deliveries (RR 0.93; 95% CI 0.89 to 0.98). For abortions, pandemic exposure appeared to be associated with fewer abortions (RR 0.95; 95% CI 0.90 to 1.00); however, age-related differences were found. Among women aged 25 years and over, pandemic exposure was more strongly associated with fewer abortions. Contrastingly, among women aged under 25 years, abortions appeared to increase.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have contributed to a decline in births in Southern Sweden. During the same period, abortions declined in women in the older age range, but contrastingly increased among younger women.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Challenging misleading information about 'abortion reversal'. 质疑有关 "堕胎逆转 "的误导信息。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202189
Joseph Vernon Turner
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Oral contraception prescribing trends in Scottish general practices between 2016 and 2023. 2016 年至 2023 年苏格兰普通诊所的口服避孕药处方趋势。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202387
Elliot Johnson-Hall
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A systematic review and critical appraisal of menopause guidelines. 更年期指南的系统回顾和批判性评估。
IF 3.4 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202099
Chandima Hemachandra, Sasha Taylor, Rakibul M Islam, Ensieh Fooladi, Susan R Davis
{"title":"A systematic review and critical appraisal of menopause guidelines.","authors":"Chandima Hemachandra, Sasha Taylor, Rakibul M Islam, Ensieh Fooladi, Susan R Davis","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202099","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-202099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective and rationale: </strong>To identify and appraise current national and international clinical menopause guidance documents, and to extract and compare the recommendations of the most robust examples.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Systematic review.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Web of Science ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Practice guidance documents for menopause published from 2015 until 20 July 2023. Quality was assessed by the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-six guidance papers were identified. Of these, five clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and one non-hormonal therapy position statement met AGREE II criteria of being at least of moderate quality. The five CPGs listed symptoms associated with the perimenopause and menopause to be vasomotor symptoms (VMS), disturbed sleep, musculoskeletal pain, decreased sexual function or desire, and mood disturbance (low mood, mood changes or depressive symptoms). Acknowledged potential long-term menopause consequences were urogenital atrophy, and increased risks of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. VMS and menopause-associated mood disturbance were the only consistent indications for systemic menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). Some CPGs supported MHT to prevent or treat osteoporosis, but specific guidance was lacking. None recommended MHT for cognitive symptoms or prevention of other chronic disease. Perimenopause-specific recommendations were scant. A neurokinin 3B antagonist, selective serotonin/norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitors and gabapentin were recommended non-hormonal medications for VMS, and cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnosis were consistently considered as being of potential benefit.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The highest quality CPGs consistently recommended MHT for VMS and menopause-associated mood disturbance, whereas clinical depression or cognitive symptoms, and cardiometabolic disease and dementia prevention were not treatment indications. Further research is needed to inform clinical recommendations for symptomatic perimenopausal women.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":"122-138"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139711518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and women's fertility intentions: a multi-country, cross-sectional (I-SHARE) study. 新冠肺炎大流行与女性生育意愿之间的关联:一项多国、横断面(I-SHARE)研究。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201819
Min Zhao, Caitlin Alsandria O'Hara, Norhafizah Bte Sahril, Huijun Liu, Kaiyan Pei, Olena Ivanova, Elin C Larsson, Simukai Shamu, Eneyi Kpokiri, Amanda Cleeve, Joseph D Tucker, Kristien Michielsen, Wei-Hong Zhang
{"title":"Associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and women's fertility intentions: a multi-country, cross-sectional (I-SHARE) study.","authors":"Min Zhao, Caitlin Alsandria O'Hara, Norhafizah Bte Sahril, Huijun Liu, Kaiyan Pei, Olena Ivanova, Elin C Larsson, Simukai Shamu, Eneyi Kpokiri, Amanda Cleeve, Joseph D Tucker, Kristien Michielsen, Wei-Hong Zhang","doi":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201819","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic, together with the subsequent social distancing measures, could lead to shifts in family and fertility planning. This study aimed to explore the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in fertility intentions among an international sample of reproductive-aged women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multi-country, cross-sectional study based on data from 10 672 women aged 18-49 years who participated in the International Sexual Health And REproductive Health (I-SHARE) study, which organised an international online survey between July 2020 and February 2021. Factors associated with changes in fertility intentions were explored using multinomial probit regression models. Cluster-robust standard errors were used to calculate model parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 10 672 included reproductive-aged women, 14.4% reported changing their fertility intentions due to the pandemic, with 10.2% postponement and 4.2% acceleration. Women who had ever been isolated/quarantined were more likely to postpone their fertility intentions (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=1.41; 95% CI 1.18 to 1.69) compared with those who had not; women who lived with a steady partner were more likely to want children sooner (AOR=1.57; 95% CI 1.10 to 2.23) compared with those who did not; and those who reported a higher frequency of getting angry, feeling frustrated, or worrying about their finances were more likely to postpone their fertility intentions. The main findings were robust in the sensitivity analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most women who changed fertility intentions because of the pandemic have postponed intentions to expand their families. The pandemic-induced exposures were associated with these postponements.</p>","PeriodicalId":9219,"journal":{"name":"BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health","volume":" ","pages":"83-91"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49674451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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