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Family planning in the United States


History

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See also: Timeline of reproductive rights legislation

History of women in the United States


Birth control before 20th century

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Medicalization of pregnancy and delivery - decline of midwife, ups and downs of obstetric intervention

Birth control "radical political" movement (1914-WW II)

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Main article: Birth control movement in the United States
    • Antibiotics - treatment of some STDs.

Birth control after WW II (Griswold, legalization, growth of Planned Parenthood, etc)

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    • Contraceptive trends
      • DMPA
      • Other delivery methods combined hormonal (ring, patch, shot)
      • Increasing awareness of ECP
      • IUD renaisance

Also maybe work in - sterilization, IVF, Pap smear, History of condoms, rights for women (e.g. vote)

Fertility

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Fertility rate

Demographic history of the United States

File:U.S.BirthRate.1909.2003.png (Do something similar for fertility)

  • Fertility decline from 1910 to 1930 (Contraception available, other factors?)
    • (baby boom about 1920)
  • Rose from 194_ to (why?)
    • Post WW2 Baby boom - sharp spike in early 50s
  • Remaind high until late 50s, then declines again to passing ____ in 1964

History of Immigration

Easterlin models


Unintended pregnancy

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Main article: Unintended pregnancy

- esp. US section

Prevention

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Sex education

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Main article: Sex education in the United States

Sex education

Birth control methods

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Method use and non-use.

  • Condoms
  • IUD
  • ECP
    • Trends with age (other barrier methods holdover, sterilization primarily older)

In 2006-2008, the most popular contraceptive methods among those at risk of unintended pregnancy were oral contracpetive pills (25%), female sterilization (24.2%), male condoms (14.5%) and male sterilization (8.8%).[1] Intrauterine device (4.9%), Withdrawal (4.6%).[1] DMPA is used by 2.9%, primarily younger women (7.5% of those 15-19 and about 4.5% of those 20-30).[1]

10.6% of women at risk of unintended pregnancy did not use a contraceptive method, including 18.7% of teens and 14.3% of those 20-24.[1]

Women at risk of unintended pregnancy are those of reproductive age (15 to 44), who are fertile Women of reproductive age who are not regarded as at risk for unintended pregnancy include those who are sterile, were sterilized for non-contraceptive reasons, were pregnant or trying to become pregnant, or had not had sex in the 3 months prior to the survey.[1]

Above reflects condom use as sole method, condoms are also used in conjunction with other methods as part of dual protection.[1]

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Sequellae

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Abortion

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Main article: Abortion in the United States

Unwanted child

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Other

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Infertility

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    • Treatment, Assisted reproductive technology

Reproductive health

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  • Reproductive health
    • Sexually transmitted diseases - therapies, tests, prevention
    • Safer sex - condoms, alternatives
    • Mortality and morbidity - Maternal, infant, unsafe abortions
    • Other aspects - reproductive system disease/health, ...
      • Reproductive system diseases
      • Sexuality problems

Disease prevention

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Health care

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  • Access to care and supplies
    • Funding - insurance coverage, public funding
    • Availability - contraceptive security
      • Services - Family Planning Clinic, Health Dept., OB/GYN, medical school education improvements
      • OTC vs. Rx

Impacts

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    • Financial
    • Environmental
    • Rights (Reproductive rights, women’s, men’s)
    • Health
    • National security


Government and policy

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Contraception as the best contraceptive vs. sidetracking to other priorities.

Other possibles

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  • Sexual abuse/Domestic violence

? Foreign relations of the United States

National Survey of Family Growth

Special populations

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Organizations

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CONRAD AASECT

Misc

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  • Population policy
  • "And society"
    • Religion
    • In literature/media

April is STD awareness month in the United States, started in 2009 to promote education about STDs and prevention.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hatcher, Robert D. (2011). Contraceptive Technology (20th ed.). Ardent Media, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59708-004-0.
  2. ^ "About STD Awareness Month". Retrieved 2012-04-14.


FIX: Categories are not live - just links.

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