2020
A pilot study on the effect of isotretinoin on serum etonogestrel concentrations in contraceptive implant users
Lazorwitz A, Seale R, Davis A, Guiahi M. A pilot study on the effect of isotretinoin on serum etonogestrel concentrations in contraceptive implant users. Contraception 2020, 102: 58-60. PMID: 32325076, PMCID: PMC7272275, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum etonogestrel concentrationsContraceptive implant usersEtonogestrel concentrationsReproductive-age womenOvulatory suppressionContraceptive implantsImplant usersHealthy reproductive-age womenEffect of isotretinoinEtonogestrel contraceptive implantIsotretinoin therapyPharmacokinetic interactionsReliable contraceptionIsotretinoinSmall studyPilot studyPotent teratogenBaselineWomenSignificant changesAppropriate optionImplantsEtonogestrelPatientsPregnancy
2019
Pre- and post-operative counseling for women on hormonal contraceptives receiving sugammadex at an academic hospital
Lazorwitz A, Dindinger E, Aguirre N, Sheeder J. Pre- and post-operative counseling for women on hormonal contraceptives receiving sugammadex at an academic hospital. Journal Of Anesthesia 2019, 34: 294-297. PMID: 31865457, PMCID: PMC8496978, DOI: 10.1007/s00540-019-02725-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormonal contraceptionDrug-drug interactionsUnintended pregnancyPost-operative counselingRetrospective chart reviewChart reviewRisk patientsHormonal contraceptivesColorado HospitalAcademic hospitalFDA labelContraceptive methodsSugammadexContraceptionPatientsWomenUnnecessary riskPregnancyHospitalCounselingExposureMedicationsContraceptivesProgestinsEstrogen
2018
Ongoing Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant Use Throughout Pregnancy
Lazorwitz A, Coleman-Minahan K, Teal S, Guiahi M. Ongoing Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant Use Throughout Pregnancy. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2018, 63: 363-364. PMID: 30076014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContraceptive implantsPostpartum contraceptive methodAdverse pregnancy outcomesContraceptive implant useNeonatal outcomesPregnancy outcomesImplant exposureTeratogenic riskCase reportFavorable outcomeContraceptive methodsPharmacologic literatureClinical observationsImplant usePregnancyOutcomesImplantsNulligravidaEtonogestrelPatientsMore data