Feasibility and Utility of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Among Postpartum Patients at an Urban Safety-Net Institution
Drake E, Larrea N, Wolverton E, Tibbits B, Lazorwitz A, Schultz C. Feasibility and Utility of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Among Postpartum Patients at an Urban Safety-Net Institution. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1455-1458. PMID: 37884025, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSafety-net institutionsPostpartum patientsStress disorderMonths of deliveryDepression screening resultsScreening resultsPositive scoreMost patientsPrimary outcomeRoutine careIdentified patientsPrimary careObstetric practitionersPatientsBehavioral healthCareDisordersScoresPeripartumPrevalenceMonthsAn exploratory study on the possible association of serum etonogestrel concentrations with mood concerns and symptoms among contraceptive implant users
Diamond B, Sheeder J, Lazorwitz A. An exploratory study on the possible association of serum etonogestrel concentrations with mood concerns and symptoms among contraceptive implant users. Contraception 2023, 129: 110298. PMID: 37802462, PMCID: PMC10842501, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood-related side effectsContraceptive implant usersENG implant usersInter-individual variabilitySide effectsImplant usersEtonogestrel contraceptive implant usersMood changesWide inter-individual variabilitySerum etonogestrel concentrationsPHQ-9 scoresSerum drug levelsLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry assaySubset of participantsEtonogestrel concentrationsPrimary outcomePharmacokinetic variabilityMood concernsBaseline questionnairePHQ-9Blood drawDrug levelsMood symptomsImplant usePossible association