2015
Positive Testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in IUD Users
Birgisson N, Zhao Q, Secura G, Madden T, Peipert J. Positive Testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in IUD Users. Journal Of Women's Health 2015, 24: 354-359. PMID: 25836384, PMCID: PMC4440993, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic inflammatory diseaseChlamydia trachomatisIUD usersInflammatory diseasesIUD useIntrauterine deviceContraceptive methodsSelf-reported pelvic inflammatory diseaseNew IUD usersNeisseria gonorrhoeaeMajor public health problemProspective cohort studyHigh-risk womenPublic health problemYears of ageContraceptive CHOICE ProjectBirth control methodsCohort studyWomen 14Subsequent infertilityUnintended pregnancyReversible contraceptionHigh riskPID ratesPositive testing
2012
Contraceptive Failure Rates of Etonogestrel Subdermal Implants in Overweight and Obese Women
Xu H, Wade J, Peipert J, Zhao Q, Madden T, Secura G. Contraceptive Failure Rates of Etonogestrel Subdermal Implants in Overweight and Obese Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 120: 21-26. PMID: 22678035, PMCID: PMC4043143, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e318259565a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese womenContraceptive failure ratesIntrauterine deviceContraceptive methodsFirst-line contraceptive methodLarge prospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier survival curvesActing reversible contraceptive (LARC) methodsUrine pregnancy testingProspective cohort studyBody mass indexEtonogestrel subdermal contraceptive implantEtonogestrel subdermal implantSubdermal contraceptive implantFailure rateReversible contraceptive methodsT-testContraceptive CHOICE ProjectStudent's t-testReliable birth control methodsBirth control methodsCohort studyCumulative failure rateNormal weightMass index