Contraception for the adolescent and young adult with congenital heart disease.
Increasing numbers of females born with congenital heart disease are reaching childbearing age. Practitioners involved in the management of the adolescents or adults must be aware not only of the risks of pregnancy associated with varying types of CHD but with other issues involving the reproductive cycle to provide appropriate care, counseling, and education.
Canobbio
Mary M
MM
Ahmanson-UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. mcanobbi@sonnet.ucla.edu
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003273:Contraceptive Devices; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control*
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral