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Emergency contraception

01 December 1999

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Emergency contraception is often misunderstood by the general public and nurses alike. This article outlines information about methods of post-coital contraception...

Emergency contraception: implications for nursing practice

03 November 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

Emergency contraception is often misunderstood by the general public and nurses alike. This article outlines information about methods of post-coital contraception...

Norplant: the uses of a new contraceptive

08 February 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical famiiy planning

Norplant is a subdermal implant providing contraceptive protection over a five-year period. After worldwide trials, it has been available in the UK since September...

Infertility treatment in women aged over 40 years

21 October 1998

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The question whether women over 40 years should be accepted for fertility treatment poses ethical and moral dilemmas for doctors, nurses and midwives. This article...

Contraception

01 March 2006

Primary Health Care

CPD

An evidence-based patient choice approach to contraception, assisting the patient to choose the contraceptive method she feels most comfortable with at this moment...

Fitting a contraceptive intrauterine device or system

01 August 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The intrauterine device or system is a safe and effective method of contraception. This article provides a practical, step-by-step guide on how to fit these devices...

Procedure for pregnancy testing

28 November 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article summarises the procedure for assessing and undertaking a test to determine if a woman is pregnant.

Tackling teenage pregnancies in walk-in centres and midwifery units

01 February 2008

Primary Health Care

Sexual health

A steady stream of young women and girls visit walk-in centres for the morning-after pill. Could more be done to prevent future pregnancies and safeguard those who...

One-stop shops for sexual health care

01 November 2008

Primary Health Care

Sexual health

Models of sexual health care for the prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infection (STI), and contraception advice and supply are required...

Comparison of family planning in Cuba and Ireland

26 August 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Family planning gives individuals and couples control and choice over the number of children they have and the timing of their births. Developments in reproductive...