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| Values in Family Planning | |
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| The Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Menstrual Cycle Regulation | |
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| The Integrated Cycle | |
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| Fertilization and Implantation | |
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| Choosing a Contraceptive: Efficacy, Safety, and Personal Considerations | |
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| Efficacy: "Will it Work?" | |
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| Safety: "Will It Hurt Me?" | |
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| Noncontraceptive Benefits | |
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| Personal Considerations | |
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| Medical Eligibility Criteria | |
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| Methodology | |
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| How to Use the Recommendations | |
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| Keeping Criteria Up to Date | |
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| Abstinence and the Range of Sexual Expression | |
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| The Range of Sexual Expression | |
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| Indications for Abstinence or Other Forms of Sexual Expression | |
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| Instructions for Using Abstinence for Contraception or STI Protection | |
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| Emergency Contraception | |
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| History | |
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| Future Potential for Emergency Contraceptive Use | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Side Effects | |
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| Cautions | |
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| Providing Emergency Contraception | |
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| Instructions For Using Emergency Contraception | |
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| Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) | |
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| Options in the United States | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages of Intrauterine Contraception | |
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| Disadvantages of Intrauterine Contraception | |
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| Providing the IUD | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| Contraceptive Implants | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing the Method | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| User Instructions | |
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| Injectable Contraceptives | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing DMPA | |
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| Managing DMPA Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| Instructions for Using DMPA | |
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| Progestin-Only Pills | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing the Method | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| User Instructions | |
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| Combined Oral Contraceptives | |
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| Hormones in Combined Oral Contraceptives | |
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| Mechanisms of Action | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Cost | |
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| Oral Contraceptive Formulations | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Non-Contraceptive Applications for COCS | |
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| Disadvantages and Health Complications | |
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| Providing Oral Contraceptives | |
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| Managing Side Effects | |
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| Instructions for Using Oral Contraceptives | |
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| Contraceptive Patch and Vaginal Contraceptive Ring | |
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| Contraceptive Patch | |
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| Description of Method | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing the Method | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow Up | |
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| User Instructions | |
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| Vaginal Contraceptive Ring | |
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| Description of Method | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing the Method | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow Up | |
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| User Instructions | |
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| Male Condoms | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Effectiveness Against Pregnancy | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Special Issues | |
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| Providing Condoms-Counseling | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| Instructions for Using Condoms | |
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| Vaginal Barriers And Spermicides | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages | |
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| Cautions | |
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| Providing Vaginal Barrier Methods | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| Instructions For Using Vaginal Barriers/Spermicides | |
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| Coitus Interruptus (Withdrawal) | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Instructions for Using Coitus Interruptus | |
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| Fertility Awareness-Based Methods | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing Fertility Awareness-Based Methods | |
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| Instructions for Using Fertility Awareness-Based Methods | |
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| Female and Male Sterilization | |
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| Female Sterilization | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages and Indications | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing Female Sterilization | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| Male Sterilization | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Mechanism of Action | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages and Cautions | |
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| Providing Male Sterilization | |
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| Managing Problems and Follow-Up | |
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| User Instructions for Vasectomy | |
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| Postpartum Contraception and Lactation | |
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| Postpartum Infertility | |
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| Lactational Infertility | |
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| Contraceptive Benefits of Lactation | |
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| Postpartum Sexuality | |
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| Initiating Contraceptive Use Postpartum | |
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| Postpartum Contraception for the Nonbreastfeeding Woman | |
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| Postpartum Contraception for the Breastfeeding Woman | |
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| Breastfeeding: Advantages to the Infant | |
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| Breastfeeding and HIV | |
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| Breastfeeding: Effects on the Mother | |
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| Instructions for and Information About Breastfeeding | |
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| Contraceptive Research and Development | |
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| Contraceptive Research Overview | |
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| Current Contraceptive Research | |
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| Improving Use-Effectiveness | |
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| The 21st Century | |
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| Menstrual Disorders and Related Concerns | |
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| Dysmenorrhea | |
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| Secondary Dysmenorrhea | |
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| Menorrhagia | |
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| Amenorrhea | |
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| Oligomenorrhea | |
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| Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) | |
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| Menstrually Induced Exacerbations of Other Medical Problems | |
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| Endometriosis | |
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| Chronic Pelvic Pain | |
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| Reproductive Tract Infections, Including HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections | |
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| Magnitude and Risks of RTI | |
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| RTI Risk Assessment, Prevention and Risk Behaviors | |
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| Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of RTI | |
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| Special Considerations Regarding HIV/AIDS in the Reproductive Health Setting | |
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| Alphabetical Catalogue of Reproductive Tract Infections | |
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| Female Genital Tract Cancer Screening | |
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| Screening for Cervical Cancer | |
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| Ovarian Cancer Screening | |
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| Breast Cancer Screening | |
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| Pregnancy Testing and Management of Early Pregnancy | |
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| Essential Pre-Pregnancy Information for Everyone | |
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| Preconception Care Services | |
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| Pregnancy Evaluation | |
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| Pregnancy Test Options | |
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| Ultrasound in Very Early Pregnancy | |
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| Managing Problems in Early Pregnancy | |
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| Education and Counseling | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Legal Status of Abortion | |
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| The Public Health Impact of Legal Abortion | |
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| Characteristics of Women Who Obtain Abortions | |
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| Methods of Abortion | |
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| Providing Abortion Services | |
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| Managing Post-Abortion Complications | |
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| Impaired Fertility | |
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| Probability of Pregnancy | |
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| Requirements for Fertility | |
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| Overview of Causes of Infertility | |
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| Further Evaluation of The Woman | |
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| Prognosis | |
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| Targeting Therapies for Infertility | |
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| Longer Term Impacts of Assisted Reproductive Technologies | |
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| Menopause and Perimenopausal Health | |
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| Definitions: Perimenopause, Menopause, Post-Menopause | |
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| Perimenopause | |
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| Menopause | |
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| Postmenopausal Symptoms | |
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| Effect of Hormone Therapies on Other Aspects of Postmenopausal Health | |
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| Side Effects of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy | |
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| Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Choices | |
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| Summary | |
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| Contraceptive Efficacy | |
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| No Method | |
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| Typical Use Of Spermicides, Withdrawal, Fertility Awareness-Based Methods, Diaphragm, Male Condom, Oral Contraceptive Pills, and Depo-Provera | |
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| Perfect Use of the Sponge and Diaphragm | |
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| Typical Use of the Sponge | |
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| Female Condom | |
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| Perfect Use of Withdrawal and Spermicides | |
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| Perfect Use of Fertility Awareness-Based Methods | |
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| Perfect Use of the Male Condom | |
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| Perfect Use of the Oral Contraceptive Pills, Depo-Provera, and Implanon, and Typical Use of Implanon | |
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| Evra and NuvaRing | |
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| IUD | |
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| Sterilization | |
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| Contraceptive Continuation | |
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| The Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Webpages with Active Links to Many Other Websites | |
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| Network of Professional Organizations | |
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| Pharmaceutical Websites and Phone Numbers | |
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| Hotlines and Websites | |
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| Index | |