Publications by authors named "A Bauerfeind"
Objectives: To assess the risk of contraceptive failure and adverse events (AEs) associated with the type of progestin when coadministered with psychotropic drugs within a routine clinical practice setting.
Study Design: A pooled analysis of four large, prospective, multinational cohort studies including women with a new prescription of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) and concomitant psychotropic drug use from 13 European countries and the United States. We determined the frequency of contraceptive failures and AEs within 6 months after COC initiation by progestin type.
Objective: To compare the incidence of expulsion for different copper intrauterine device (IUD) shapes.
Study Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of the ongoing, prospective, non-interventional European Active Surveillance Study on LCS12 (EURAS-LCS12). Users of newly inserted IUDs were recruited in 10 European countries via a network of approximately 1200 clinicians.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare how combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are prescribed to women using psychotropic drugs versus those who are not in Europe.
- The analysis included data from over 143,000 women, revealing no significant differences in COC prescriptions between the two groups, with certain progestins being more or less frequently prescribed based on psychotropic drug use.
- The findings suggest that while overall prescribing patterns are similar, there may be specific considerations for certain psychotropic drug users, like those taking St. John's wort, indicating a need for better guidelines for healthcare professionals in these cases.