PIP: The immediate postpartum period and the week of hospitalization is a privileged time
for imparting information about the physiology of reproduction and contraception …

PIP: The return of hypothalamo-pituitary function after childbirth varies from one woman to
another. Ovulation may occur after the 25th day in nonlactating women. Menstruation may …

PIP: It is sometimes difficult to plan contraception with a woman who has just delivered a
baby, because she is sometime not motivated in the week following delivery, feeling unable …

The paper gives the data available in the literature on postpartum contraception methods,
shows their advantages, disadvantages, and optimal periods for their application in terms of …

PIP: The immediate postpartum use of oral contraceptives is discussed. There is much
disagreement and many conflicting results of studies on the subject. Oral contraception is …

The 3rd edition of Fast Facts: Contraception is a practical handbook offering valuable
information to medical students and healthcare professionals involved in family planning …

PIP: The issue whether a postpartum woman should take oral contraceptives can be
expressed as 3 questions: has she any contraindications? would the pill affect her …

PIP: In addition to oral contraceptives (OCs), the morning-after pill, the minipill, and depot
preparations also belong to hormonal contraceptives. The latter two contraceptives have not …

PIP: The mini pill is certainly the most appropriate contraceptive method during the
perimenopausal period, while macropills and regular dose pills should not be considered …

Choice of contraception in the puerperium is complicated by the normal factors of lactation,
involuting uterus and emotional lability. The individual's previous contraceptive experience …