ANSIRH research
ANSIRH research: Contraception
The financial and human cost of unintended pregnancy is much debated, but the public sector savings realized through the provision of contraception is well-established, largely due to work done by ANSIRH researchers, Drs. Diana Foster and M. Antonia Biggs, and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at UCSF.
Read more...Community health centers are a critical source of primary and reproductive health care for low income women. Yet a strained workforce and competing demands often make it difficult for them to prioritize contraceptive care.
Read more...Nearly all women in the United States have used a method of contraception. Most commonly, women use condoms or the pill, but an increasing number choose an Intrauterine Device (IUD) or contraceptive implant. Inconsistent use and discontinuation rates are high for all methods. ANSIRH researchers have found that currently available methods do not have all the features that women say are important to them.
Read more...A relatively large number of women not seeking pregnancy engage in unprotected sex or use less effective contraceptive methods even when more effective methods are made available at no cost in a confidential setting. This study seeks to explore the reasons why young women choose not to adopt the more effective contraceptive methods that providers, policymakers and funders hope (and often assume) they desire.
Read more...For many women, the fact that the Intrauterine Device (IUD) is provider-controlled is a barrier to its use. In keeping with ANSIRH’s commitment to novel and forward-thinking approaches to reproductive health research, the IUD Removal Options Study examines the feasibility and appeal of self-removal of the IUD.
Read more...Oral contraceptives (OCs) are one of the most widely used and effective methods of birth control available worldwide. They are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today, yet in most of North America and Western Europe a prescription is required to obtain them.
Read more...ANSIRH’s work in Reproductive Autonomy investigates women’s power to control matters regarding contraceptive use, pregnancy, abortion, and childbearing. Our research is done in the U.S. and internationally and involves measurement development, social science research, and literature reviews.
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