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Tailoring OCPs to meet women's needs
Extended hormonal contraceptive regimens are safe, efficacious and well tolerated by women, yet they are rarely suggested by health care professionals. Tailoring should be an option available to all women, not only to those who ask for it or those with specific medical conditions. In this commentary, Diana Mansour discusses the benefits of tailored pill regimens and considers women's and clinicians' views of their ‘pros and cons’. See page 237
NICE CG156: relevance to GPs
An updated version of NICE Clinical Guideline 156, Fertility: Assessment and Treatment for People with Fertility Problems, was published in February. Scott Wilkes has studied CG156 in detail and here provides a useful summary of its relevance to general practice. This commentary is essential reading for GPs who wish to update their knowledge of infertility assessment and management. See page 241
Embracing post-fertilisation methods of contraception
Family planning methods that act when administered after fertilisation would have substantial benefits: they could be used longer after intercourse than current emergency contraceptives and potentially women could use them only on relatively rare occasions if a …
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