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BACKGROUND: Contraceptive care delivery to people with disabilities must be contextualized within the U.S. history of stratified reproduction and eugenics. Significant sexual and reproductive health inequities have been documented between p…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a chronic noncancerous gynecologic condition commonly characterized by disruptive physical and psychosocial symptoms, can be disabling. Individuals in the United States with endometriosis who are unable to work be…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis may be linked to the risk of iron deficiency through chronic systemic inflammation or heavy menstrual bleeding. No longitudinal studies, however, have examined the relationship between endometriosis and the risk of…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to compare differences in receipt of any and specific types of fertility services between people with Medicaid and private insurance. METHODS: We used National Survey of Family Growth (2002-2019) data and linear probab…

INTRODUCTION: We analyzed the exclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals and those capable of pregnancy in COVID-19 vaccine and clinical treatment trials. METHODS: Inclusion and exclusion criteria were extracted from all listed CO…

IntroductionBlack women are more likely to undergo surgery for uterine fibroids compared with non-Black women. However, few studies have characterized the psychosocial experiences of Black women seeking fibroid treatment. We aimed to identi…

OBJECTIVES: In the United States, 45% of pregnancies continue to be unintended. Although many previous studies have focused on external barriers to contraceptive use such as cost or access, fewer studies have evaluated internal barriers suc…

BACKGROUND: An increasing number of women serve in the military and are exposed to trauma during service that can lead to mental health problems. Understanding how these mental health problems affect reproductive and physical health outcome…

OBJECTIVE: Using a medical record abstraction-based case-control study with two control groups, we evaluated adenomyosis risk factors and investigated differences related to comparison group selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medical record…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if there are racial differences between African-American and Caucasian women who have hysterectomy for benign conditions in terms of (1) presenting symptoms (prolapse, vaginal bleeding, pain, and known history of leio…

PURPOSE: In this study, we sought to 1) describe elements of the financial and quality-of-life burden of dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) from the perspective of women who agreed to obtain surgical treatment; 2) explore associations bet…

BACKGROUND: Hysterectomy is a common procedure in Australia; approximately 1 in 5 Australian women undergoing a hysterectomy by the age of 50 for indications such as fibroids, disorders of menstruation (including excessive or irregular mens…