Heidi Jones, PhD, MPH, City University of New York
The goals of this study are to assess client preferences and provider perceptions of reproductive intention screening and contraceptive decision-making during primary care visits in New York State (NYS). These goals were developed collaboratively during Phase I using the Delphi Method with over 30 stakeholders, including primary care and reproductive health providers, NYS and City ...Read more >
Vinita Goyal, MD, MPH, University of Texas at Austin
Texas House Bill 2 (HB2), enacted in 2013, placed targeted restrictions on abortion providers which resulted in closure of more than half of the state’s abortion clinics. Using patient-level data from approximately 60,000 patients seeking care at eight abortion clinics in the state before and after passage of HB2, we will evaluate differences in travel ...Read more >
Patricia Chico, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago
The obesity epidemic has been accompanied by an exponential increase in weight-reduction surgery. Nearly half of bariatric surgery patients are reproductive age women. While weight reduction surgery is associated with increased fertility, pregnancy in the post-operative period can result in maternal and fetal complications. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society ...Read more >
Background: Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera) is a progesterone-based drug used for contraception by up to 50 million women world-wide. DMPA has been shown in animals to be a potent down-regulator of the immune system. Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are related to high levels of immune activation, as measured by analytes ...Read more >
Background: Epilepsy affects an estimated 800,000 women aged 15-44 in the US, making it the most common neurological disorder in women of reproductive age. Informed family planning decision making is a critical component of this population’s overall health and quality of life because some medications used to treat epilepsy can reduce the efficacy of popular ...Read more >
Background and Rationale: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) complicates 3-7% of pregnancies in the US and increases affected women’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of GDM is increasing in tandem to rising rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Since unintended pregnancy in women with pre-diabetes and diabetes imposes substantial maternal and fetal ...Read more >
Heidi Jones, PhD, MPH, City University of New York
In recent years, the public health community has recommended the inclusion of reproductive intention screening into primary care settings, such as through the use of the “One Key Question” (OKQ). Including pregnancy intention questions into primary care could improve pre-conception care for women who desire pregnancy as well as contraceptive choices for women who do ...Read more >
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate how young women perceive and experience anal intercourse, and how it fits into their sexual and reproductive health behaviors. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 29 young women ages 18-24 years who reported any lifetime experience of anal intercourse. Interviews lasted no more than 90 minutes ...Read more >
Jeanelle Sheeder, PhD, MSPH, University of Colorado
This mid-career mentorship project will support the development of an online research mentorship toolkit. At the University of Colorado, we have developed a successful research program in family planning. A significant contributor to the success we have achieved is the inclusion of mentees on virtually every project and at every level. This process has been ...Read more >
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