Systematic Reviews of Contraceptive Agents

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of contraceptive agents.
Reviewed September 2009

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Title:   Diaphragm versus diaphragm with spermicides for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The diaphragm is an important type of birth control. The woman controls the method and it does not involve taking a drug. Also, the birth control can be reversed right away. The diaphragm is often used with a spermicide - a chemical to kill sperm. Many ...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Hormonal versus non-hormonal contraceptives in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is important for women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 to receive good advice which contraceptive method is best to use. Unplanned pregnancies can lead to serious health issues for both mother and child in women with diabetes. Yet, hormonal contr...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Strategies to improve adherence and acceptability of hormonal methods of contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hormonal types of birth control are used by many women worldwide. The most common hormonal methods are birth control pills and injections. These methods often do not work as well as they could. Women may have problems using the birth control as planned....
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Birth control methods that can be injected may contain two hormones, a progestin and an estrogen. These combined injectables are effective in preventing pregnancy and can be stopped when a woman wants to get pregnant. This review looked at combined inje...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Health care providers often tell women to wait until their next menstrual cycle to begin birth control pills. The main reason is to avoid using birth control during an undetected pregnancy. Another method involves starting the pills right away ('immedia...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Skin patch and vaginal ring versus combined oral contraceptives for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The skin patch and the vaginal (birth canal) ring are two methods of birth control. Both methods contain the hormones estrogen and progestin. The patch is a small, thin, adhesive square that is applied to the skin. The contraceptive vaginal ring is a fl...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Oral contraceptives containing drospirenone for premenstrual syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common problem. A severe form of PMS is called premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Birth control pills with the hormones progestin and estrogen have been studied for treating such symptoms. A birth control pill with ...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Subdermal implantable contraceptives versus other forms of reversible contraceptives or other implants as effective methods for preventing pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   All the trials identified compared different types of contraceptive implant. No trials were found that compared implants to other contraceptive methods. All the implants were highly effective methods of contraception in the selected women. The majority ...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Steroidal contraceptives: effect on carbohydrate metabolism in women without diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hormone contraceptives may change how the body handles carbohydrates (starches and sugars). Changes may include lower ability to use sugar from food and more problems with the body's insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use sugar. Problems ...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Steroid hormones for contraception in men
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Researchers have tried to develop contraceptives for men that would be like birth control pills for women. Hormone birth control for men has been hard to achieve. Giving sex hormones to men can lower the sperm produced. However, this approach also lower...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Steroid hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Whether women with sickle cell anemia should use hormonal birth control is unknown. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease. This type of anemia also causes bone pain known as sickle pain crises. A concern is that women with this disease using hormonal bi...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Hormonally impregnated intrauterine systems (IUSs) versus other forms of reversible contraceptives as effective methods of preventing pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Reversible methods of contraception include the use of a system or device placed inside the uterus. The IUD is a copper device inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The intrauterine system (IUS) contains hormones that will be gradually released...
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Pre-operative endometrial thinning agents before endometrial destruction for heavy menstrual bleeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) is one of the most common reasons for pre-menopausal women to be referred to a gynaecologist. Endometrial thinning before to hysteroscopic surgery improves both the operating conditions for the surgeon and short te...
Title:   Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of HIV infection by women from men
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The spermicide nonoxynol-9 does not prevent women becoming infected with sexually transmitted infections, and when used very frequently has been shown to cause open genital sores (which may theoretically increase the chance of acquiring sexually transmi...
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of sexually transmitted infections by women from men
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A plain language summary will be provided in the next update of this review....
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