{"id":37510,"date":"2010-12-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/12\/08\/research-notes-some-contraceptives-risky-for-women-with-certain-conditions\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:10:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:10:02","slug":"research-notes-some-contraceptives-risky-for-women-with-certain-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/12\/08\/research-notes-some-contraceptives-risky-for-women-with-certain-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Notes — Some contraceptives risky for women with certain conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

For most women, the decision on which form of contraception to use is not normally complicated. <\/p>\n

\"pictureBut for women with certain medical conditions, including diabetes, epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis or high blood pressure, the use of some forms of contraceptives can pose health risks.<\/p>\n

Rachel Bonnema, M.D., an internal medicine physician at UNMC, recently published an article that provides health professionals an update of contraceptive choices for women with underlying health conditions. <\/p>\n

The review was published in American Family Physician, a journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians.<\/p>\n

“Women don’t necessarily know what’s the best option,” Dr. Bonnema said. “Their health professional can help them choose a method that will work best for them.”<\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>The article focused on women of reproductive age who have medical conditions. It includes information about new types of contraceptives that some health care providers might not be familiar with. These include:
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