Women with sickle cell disease report low knowledge and use of long acting reversible contraception.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High rates of unplanned pregnancy and low rates of contraception use are reported among women with sickle cell disease (SCD). Pregnancy in women with SCD is high risk and unintended pregnancies limit opportunities to provide indicated preconception care and counseling. Contraceptive use in women with SCD is complicated by a lack of disease-specific data about treatment risks and benefits. The purpose of this study was to describe, for the first time in the U.S. context, contraceptive use, knowledge and preferences in adult cohort of women with SCD.

Materials and methods

A single-center survey study of women with SCD of reproductive age from our Center's adult and pediatric sickle cell centers.

Results

Seventy-eight women ages 28-65 years (median 33.5 years,

SUBMITTER: Pecker LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206766 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature