How to Choose the Right Contraceptive Method
Contraceptive Resources
The Canadian Contraception Consensus
The purpose of the 2004 Canadian Contraception Consensus is to provide a set of clinical guidelines for health professionals on the use of contraception methods to prevent pregnancy and STIs. The guidelines, originally published in 2004 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, looks at clinical evidence of the efficiency of contraceptives, and makes recommendations for their use in practice.
The Canadian Contraception Consensus
The Canadian Contraception Study
This 2002 study examines the awareness, attitudes, and practices of Canadian women with regards to contraception. The study is based on data from over 1500 women surveyed, and was originally published in 2004 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada.
The Canadian Contraception Study
Contraceptive Use Among Canadian Women of
Reproductive Age: Results of a National Survey
A research study examining Canadian women's current contraceptive choices and adherence to contraceptive regimes. This study was published in the July 2009 Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada.
Canadian Guide About Sexuality and Contraception
This document reviews existing contraception methods as well as highlight what the future holds.
hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer: keeping perspective
This editorial published in the JOGC in March, 2007 assess the risks and benefits of hormonal contraceptives among women and how these may vary according to age, lifestyle decisions, and other reproductive factors.
http://sogc.org/jogc/abstracts/full/200703_Editorial_1.pdf
EXPANDING CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICE: FIVE PROMISING INNOVATIONS
This 2009 article, written by Karin Ringheim and James Gribb from the Population Reference Bureau, describes the “unmet needs of contraception” facing women around the world.
Ringheim and Gribb argue that by introducing contraceptive innovations and options to women around the world, we are not only allowing those women to exercise their right to plan their families, but we are also increasing the economic and social development of the country they live in.
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/pdfs/5ContraceptiveInnovationsPRB.pdf
Last Modified: August 11, 2009
