title: Contraceptive Practices Among Female Cancer Survivors of Reproductive Age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare rates of contraception between reproductive-aged cancer survivors and women in the general U.S.
  
  
  METHODS
  Among survivors, the study examined factors associated with use of contraception and emergency contraception.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study analyzed enrollment data from an ongoing national prospective cohort study on reproductive health after cancer entitled the Fertility Information Research Study. We compared current contraceptive use in survivors with that of the general population ascertained by the 2006-2010 National Survey for Family Growth. Log-binomial regression models estimated relative risks for characteristics associated with use of contraception, World Health Organization tiers I-II (sterilization and hormonal) contraceptive methods, and emergency contraception in survivors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data from 295 survivors (mean age 31.6±5.7 years, range 20-44 years) enrolled in this prospective study (85% response rate) were examined. Age-adjusted rates of using tiers I-II contraceptive methods were lower in survivors than the general population (34% [28.8-40.0] compared with 53% [51.5-54.5], P<.01). Only 56% of survivors reported receiving family planning services (counseling, prescription or procedure related to birth control) since cancer diagnosis. In adjusted analysis, receipt of family planning services was associated with both increased use of tiers I-II contraceptive methods (relative risk 1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-1.5) and accessing emergency contraception (relative risk 5.0, 95% CI 1.6-16.3) in survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lower rates of using tiers I-II contraceptive methods were found in reproductive-aged cancer survivors compared with the general population of U.S. women. Exposure to family planning services across the cancer-care continuum may improve contraception use among these women.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01843140.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors.affiliation: Departments of Reproductive Medicine and Family and Preventive Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; the Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dominick
authors.forename: Mamie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Whitcomb
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mersereau
authors.forename: Janet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bouknight
authors.forename: H Irene
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D060728:Reproductive Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult