Desire to avoid pregnancy and contraceptive use among female methadone patients in Los Angeles.

Objective: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is increasing among U.S. women.

A mixed methods study exploring methadone treatment disclosure and perceptions of reproductive health care among women ages 18-44 years, Los Angeles, CA.

Introduction: Opioid use disorder (OUD) and methadone treatment are increasing among women ages 18-44 years old, a population with unique healthcare needs. Despite this increase, there is little research on the healthcare experiences of women with OUD, particularly experiences with reproductive healthcare.

Methods: We designed a sequential, mixed-methods study in three Los Angeles methadone clinics.

Perceptions of Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use: An In-Depth Study of Women in Los Angeles Methadone Clinics.

Introduction: In 2016, 2.1 million people in the United States were estimated to have an opioid use disorder. Although the disorder can be safely and effectively treated with prescription methadone, treatment is potentially long term and may span women's peak childbearing ages.

Diagnostic imaging modalities for Müllerian anomalies: the case for a new gold standard.

Female reproductive tract anomalies are difficult to number in the general population but are often discovered in evaluations of menstrual complications or fertility disorders. Traditionally, assessment of the reproductive tract entailed hysterosalpingography to image the uterine cavity with the final diagnosis provided by combined hysteroscopy/laparoscopy. These approaches, while providing important information, were uncomfortable and invasive and for HSG, involved radiation exposure.

Clitoral avulsion successfully repaired with 2-octylcyanoacrylate.

Introduction: Clitoral piercing is becoming more popular in the general populace, playing an aesthetic as well as likely sexual role. However, potential for injury also impacts future clitoral sexual function, thus highlighting the importance of proper repair.

Aim: To report a 29-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after a clitoral piercing injury.