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Women with kidney failure have low rates of contraceptive use, research finds – News-Medical.Net
New research from the University of Cincinnati finds that women with kidney failure have low rates of contraceptive use.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 12 2020
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) finds that women with kidney failure have low rates of contraceptive use. The study, published in the journal Kidney Medicine, finds an overall contraceptive use rate of 5.3% among women with kidney failure undergoing dialysis in the United States.
Although end-stage kidney disease adversely impacts fertility, conception is common among women on dialysis. Kidney failure increases the risk of adverse…
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