Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence in a Population Seeking No-Cost Contraception
McNicholas C, Peipert J, Maddipati R, Madden T, Allsworth J, Secura G. Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence in a Population Seeking No-Cost Contraception. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2013, 40: 546-551. PMID: 23965768, PMCID: PMC3752093, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31829529eb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCohort StudiesContraceptionDemographyFemaleGonorrheaHumansMiddle AgedMissouriNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPrevalenceRiskSexually Transmitted DiseasesTrichomonas vaginalisTrichomonas VaginitisWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsChlamydia trachomatisCases of CTWhite womenStaff-administered questionnaireTransmitted Infection PrevalenceCurrent screening recommendationsContraceptive CHOICE ProjectBlack womenThird of participantsInfected womenContraceptive studyScreening recommendationsMultivariable analysisScreening guidelinesRisk factorsPrevalence ratesCost contraceptionMore infectionsPositive casesNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNucleic acid amplificationYounger ageCases of GCRisk profileOlder ageContraceptive Failures in Overweight and Obese Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Users
McNicholas C, Zhao Q, Secura G, Allsworth J, Madden T, Peipert J. Contraceptive Failures in Overweight and Obese Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Users. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 121: 585-592. PMID: 23635622, PMCID: PMC4009704, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31828317cc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive pillsBody mass indexUnintended pregnancyContraceptive failureVaginal ringPrevious unintended pregnancyHormonal contraceptive usersSignificant risk factorsVaginal ring usersContraceptive vaginal ringContraceptive failure ratesFailure rateContraceptive studyBMI categoriesMass indexContraceptive pillsObese femalesContraceptive usersRisk factorsRing usersTransdermal patchPregnancyReversible methodFailureFemales