Contraceptive features preferred by women at high risk of unintended pregnancy.

Context: Available contraceptives are not meeting many women's needs, as is evident by high levels of typical-use failure, method switching and discontinuation. To improve women's satisfaction with contraceptive methods, determining what features they prefer and how these preferences are satisfied by available methods and methods under development is crucial.

Methods: The importance of 18 contraceptive method features was rated by 574 women seeking abortions--a group at high risk of having unprotected intercourse and unintended pregnancies--at six clinics across the United States in 2010.

Attitudes toward unprotected intercourse and risk of pregnancy among women seeking abortion.

Background: Despite the high prevalence of unintended pregnancies caused by lack of contraceptive use, little is known about women's reasons for or attitudes toward unprotected intercourse (UI).

Methods: We included 562 women seeking pregnancy termination at six U.S.

Predictors of long-term outcome after laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia.

Objective: To identify predictors of long-term outcome of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia, including predictors of heartburn and recurrent dysphagia, which occasionally develop postoperatively.

Design: Retrospective review using interviews of patients.

Setting: Academic university hospital.

Excellent outcomes of laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia in patients older than 60 years of age.

Background: The effectiveness of an esophagomyotomy for dysphagia in elderly patients with achalasia has been questioned. This study was designed to provide an answer.

Methods: A total of 162 consecutive patients with achalasia who had a laparoscopic myotomy and Dor fundoplication and who were available for follow-up interview were divided by age: < 60 years (range, 14-59; 118 patients), and ≥ 60 years (range, 60-93; 44 patients).