title: Contraception in women with diabetes.
abstract: This brief article covers the diabetes related aspects of contraception in women. It classifies various methods of contraception and describes how presence of diabetes influences their use. The article lists the high risk conditions in diabetes which may discourage use of combined hormonal contraceptives. It discusses the relation of glycaemic control and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), and calls for universal provision of contraceptive services to all women with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058994:Salpingectomy; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female
keywords: Arterial thromboembolism combined hormonal contraceptives, IUCD, oral contraceptives, progesterone, progestogen only contraceptives, vaginal ring, venous thromboembolism, tubectomy.
  