2024
The influence of lifestyle factors on serum etonogestrel concentrations among contraceptive implant users
Lazorwitz A, Sheeder J, Teal S. The influence of lifestyle factors on serum etonogestrel concentrations among contraceptive implant users. Contraception 2024, 140: 110539. PMID: 39002624, PMCID: PMC11588555, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContraceptive implant usersSerum etonogestrel concentrationsEtonogestrel concentrationsImplant usersEtonogestrel implant usersSteady-state pharmacokineticsLifestyle factorsIncreased caloric intakeInfluence of lifestyle factorsCaloric intakeSubstance useCross-sectional analysisEtonogestrelCurrent dietInconsistent associationsExercise habitsAssociationDietPharmacokineticsExerciseSerumSurvey responsesIntakePilot study of a novel, alternative subdermal scapular insertion site for the etonogestrel contraceptive implant
Clure C, Sheeder J, Lazorwitz A. Pilot study of a novel, alternative subdermal scapular insertion site for the etonogestrel contraceptive implant. Contraception 2024, 135: 110442. PMID: 38552822, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtonogestrel contraceptive implantContraceptive implantsMedian body mass indexMedian pain scoreBody mass indexTime pointsBleeding side effectsEtonogestrel implantImplant placementReproductive-age femalesENG implantSite painPain scoresMedian ageInsertion siteEtonogestrelMass indexPilot studyPatient populationInferior edgeSide effectsPharmacokineticsImplantationWeeksSerum
2022
P077Pilot study on a novel, alternative subdermal scapular insertion site for the etonogestrel contraceptive implant
Clure C, Sheeder J, Lazorwitz A. P077Pilot study on a novel, alternative subdermal scapular insertion site for the etonogestrel contraceptive implant. Contraception 2022, 116: 91. DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtonogestrel contraceptive implantContraceptive implantsENG implantENG levelsSide effectsMedian pain scoreTime pointsReproductive-aged womenScapular insertionPain scoresSite painMedian ageMedian BMIImplant useInferior edgeInsertion siteWeek twoYears of useFirst weekPilot studyImplant usersPharmacokineticsImplantsFirst yearWeeks
2021
An exploratory study on the association of lifestyle factors with serum etonogestrel concentrations among contraceptive implant users
Lazorwitz A, Sheeder J, Teal S. An exploratory study on the association of lifestyle factors with serum etonogestrel concentrations among contraceptive implant users. The European Journal Of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 2021, 26: 323-325. PMID: 33596152, PMCID: PMC8496990, DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2021.1887475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum etonogestrel concentrationsContraceptive implant usersEtonogestrel concentrationsExercise habitsImplant usersStanford Brief Activity SurveySteady-state pharmacokineticsReproductive-age womenLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry assayEtonogestrel implantsLifestyle factorsSedentary lifestyleMass spectrometry assaySecondary analysisSignificant associationVital signsActivity SurveyDietAssociationExploratory studyInconsistent effectsHabitsParticipantsPharmacokineticsSurvey responses