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YEAR:

2005

CATEGORY:

Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Cervical cancer screening continues to limit provision of contraception.

AUTHORS

Schwarz EB; Saint M; Gildengorin G; Weitz TA; Stewart FH

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;72:179-181.

ABSTRACT

Balancing needs for contraception and cervical cancer screening is challenging for clinicians. We assessed US

obstetrician/ gynecologists' practices regarding requirement of Pap testing before prescribing oral contraceptive or

emergency contraceptive pills. Questionnaires structured as clinical vignettes describing women desiring

contraception with different risks of cervical dysplasia were mailed to a national sample of 355

obstetrician/gynecologists. A minority (3%) of the 185 obstetrician/gynecologists who responded would refill 12

months of oral contraceptives without requiring Pap testing. However, most would provide a limited supply of oral

contraceptives until Pap testing could be performed. A substantial proportion (11-16%) would refuse to prescribe

emergency contraception to women who they felt required Pap testing. Younger physicians, those practicing in

academic settings and those who follow American Cancer Society guidelines were more willing to prescribe

contraceptives without Pap testing. Cervical cancer screening continues to limit prescription of routine and

emergency contraception by many US obstetrician/ gynecologists. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 77-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Cervical cancer screening continues to limit provision of

contraception.", is(are) Schwarz EB; Saint M; Gildengorin G; Weitz TA; Stewart FH. The source of this article is

"Contraception. 2005;72:179-181.". This article was published in 2005 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT1T 77-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 77

This article is peer-reviewed.

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