2015
Contraceptive Counseling in Obese Women
McNicholas C, Zigler R, Madden T. Contraceptive Counseling in Obese Women. 2015, 133-148. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2611-4_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReproductive-age womenObese womenContraceptive counselingObese reproductive-age womenYoung reproductive age womenEffective contraceptive counselingObesity-related morbidityMedical comorbiditiesNeonatal morbidityUnintended pregnancyWomenHigh associationMorbidityPregnancyCounselingComorbiditiesObesityCliniciansContraception
2013
Contraceptive 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. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2013, 68: 736-737. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000435765.37327.d9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexSignificant risk factorsContraceptive failureUnintended pregnancyVaginal ringMass indexObese femalesRisk factorsPrevious unintended pregnancyProspective cohort studyIdeal body weightHormonal contraceptive usersContraceptive vaginal ringContraceptive failure ratesReproductive age femalesReversible contraceptive methodsFailure rateContraceptive CHOICE ProjectSt Louis areaCohort studyObese womenBMI categoriesClinical outcomesHormonal contraceptionContraceptive users
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