| Reproductive health history of lesbians: implications for care. | |
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PMID: 15167833 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Parity and hormonal contraceptives modify the risk of reproductive cancers and cardiovascular disease. However, clinicians may not obtain reproductive histories from patients who self-identify as lesbian. We report lifetime pregnancy-related outcomes and hormonal contraception for 392 women who reported sexual activity with another woman in the preceding year. STUDY DESIGN: Among self-referred volunteers, previous pregnancy, pregnancy outcome, contraceptive use, and sexual identity were assessed with self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: One in 4 subjects had been pregnant, and more than 50% of the women had used oral contraceptives (mean duration, 40 months). Sixteen percent of all subjects and 63% of those who had been pregnant previously reported having 1 or more induced abortions. The most common pregnancy outcome for women younger than 25 years was induced abortion (59% of pregnancies). Identifying as "lesbian" or "bisexual" predicted neither the duration of oral contraceptive use nor a report of induced abortion. CONCLUSION: Previous pregnancy, induced abortion, and hormonal contraceptive use are common among women who report sex with women, regardless of self-identification as lesbian. |
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Authors:
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Jeanne M Marrazzo; Kathleen Stine |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 190 ISSN: 0002-9378 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Publication Date: 2004 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-05-28 Completed Date: 2004-07-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370476 Medline TA: Am J Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1298-304 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washngton, USA. jmm2@u.washington.edu |
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Abortion, Induced
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statistics & numerical data Bisexuality Contraception / methods* Female Health Status Homosexuality, Female* Humans Multivariate Analysis Pregnancy / statistics & numerical data* Questionnaires Reproductive History* Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Sexual Partners Statistics, Nonparametric |
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R29-AI41153-04/AI/NIAID NIH HHS |
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