RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Update on contraceptive options: A case-based discussion
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 207
OP 212
DO 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11088
VO 79
IS 3
A1 Tough, Kristi
A1 Thacker, Holly L.
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/3/207.abstract
AB As health care providers, we must engage our female patients in a dialogue about their contraceptive and fertility decisions. Empowering and educating our patients about their bodies’ hormones, the menstrual cycle, and the risk of unintended pregnancy are central to effective contraceptive counseling. Selecting an appropriate method for a patient and her medical profile is rewarding and challenging in view of new medications, novel delivery systems, and evolving research.