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New Updated	Protocol Review

• 20 µg versus >20 µg estrogen combined oral contraceptives for contraception
• 21+7 day versus 24+4 day monophasic regimens of combined oral contraceptives for contraception
• Advance provision of emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention
• Analgesics for intrauterine device placement
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for intrauterine contraceptive device insertion
• Antibiotics for treating septic abortion
• Behavioral interventions for improving condom use for dual protection
• Behavioral interventions for improving contraceptive use among women living with HIV
• Behavioral interventions for improving dual-method contraceptive use
• Biphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
• Biphasic versus triphasic oral contraceptives for contraception
• Brief educational strategies for improving contraception use in young people
• Cervical cap versus diaphragm for contraception
• Cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation at 12 to 24 weeks gestation
• Cervical preparation for first trimester surgical abortion
• Chinese Herbal Medicine for induced abortion in early pregnancy (before 14 weeks’ gestation)
• Chinese medicinal herbs for vaginal bleeding of medical abortion
• Combination contraceptives: effects on weight
• Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
• Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation
• Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne
• Combined oral contraceptives: the risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke
• Combined oral contraceptives: venous thrombosis
• Continuous or extended cycle vs. cyclic use of combined hormonal contraceptives for contraception
• Contraception decision aids to improve care and effective method use
• Contraception interventions for women seeking abortion
• Copper containing intra-uterine devices versus depot progestogens for contraception
• Copper containing, framed intra-uterine devices for contraception
• Depot medroxyprogesterone versus Norethisterone oenanthate for long-acting progestogenic contraception.
• Diaphragm versus diaphragm with spermicides for contraception
• Doctors or mid-level providers for abortion
• Education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth
• Fertility awareness-based methods for contraception
• Follow-up approaches after abortion at 14 gestation weeks or later
• Frameless versus classical intrauterine device for contraception
• Hormonal and intrauterine methods for contraception for women aged 25 years and younger
• Hormonal contraception for women at risk of HIV infection.
• Hormonal contraception for women exposed to HIV infection
• Hormonal contraceptive use and depression
• Hormonal contraceptives for contraception in overweight or obese women
• Hormonal versus non-hormonal contraceptives in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2
• Immediate postabortal insertion of intrauterine devices
• Immediate postpartum insertion of intrauterine device for contraception
• Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
• Immediate versus delayed postabortal insertion of contraceptive implant
• Immediate versus delayed postpartum insertion of contraceptive implant and IUD for contraception
• Interventions for emergency contraception
• Interventions for intra-operative pain relief during postpartum mini-laparotomy tubal ligation
• Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion
• Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents
• Interventions for preventing unintended repeat pregnancies among adolescents
• Interventions for vaginal bleeding irregularities with contraceptive implant
• Interventions to increase access to long-acting reversible contraceptives
• Interventions to prevent or treat heavy menstrual bleeding or pain associated with intrauterine-device use
• Interventions using social networking sites to promote contraception in women of reproductive age
• Intrauterine devices for contraception in nulliparous women
• Lactational amenorrhoea method for family planning
• Local anaesthesia for pain control in first trimester surgical abortion
• Local anesthetics for intrauterine device placement
• Male versus female condoms for contraception
• Medical abortion at 13 weeks of gestation and above
• Medical abortion offered in pharmacy versus clinic-based settings
• Medical and surgical abortion for women living with HIV
• Medical methods for first trimester abortion
• Medical methods for mid-trimester termination of pregnancy
• Medical versus surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
• Minilaparotomy and endoscopic techniques for tubal sterilisation
• Misoprostol for cervical priming prior to IUD insertion in nulliparous women
• Misoprostol for intrauterine device placement
• Mobile phone-based interventions for improving contraception use
• Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening in first-trimester surgical abortion
• Nonlatex versus latex male condoms for contraception
• Oral contraceptives for functional ovarian cysts
• Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks’ gestation
• Pain management for tubal sterilization by hysteroscopy
• Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after first-trimester abortion
• Progestin intrauterine devices versus copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception
• Progestin-only contraceptives: effects on weight
• Progestin-only pills for contraception
• Progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems versus other forms of reversible contraceptives for contraception
• Quadriphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
• Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
• Risk of fracture in users of hormonal contraception
• Risk of thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 who are using hormonal contraception
• Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
• School-based interventions for improving contraceptive use in adolescents
• Self-administered versus provider-administered medical abortion
• Skin patch and vaginal ring versus combined oral contraceptives for contraception
• Spermicide used alone for contraception
• Sponge versus diaphragm for contraception
• Steroid hormones for contraception in men
• Steroid hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease
• Steroidal contraceptives and bone fractures in women: evidence from observational studies
• Steroidal contraceptives: effect on bone fractures in women
• Steroidal contraceptives: effect on carbohydrate metabolism in women without diabetes mellitus
• Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness
• Strategies for improving postpartum contraceptive use: evidence from non-randomized studies
• Strategies for improving the acceptability and acceptance of the copper intrauterine device
• Strategies for integrating family planning services with maternal, neonatal and child health, and nutrition services
• Strategies to improve adherence and continuation of shorter-term hormonal methods of contraception
• Structured versus routine family planning counselling for contraception
• Subdermal implantable contraceptives versus other forms of reversible contraceptives or other implants as effective methods for preventing pregnancy
• Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
• Surgical versus medical methods for second trimester induced abortion
• Techniques for the interruption of tubal patency for female sterilisation
• The effects of different abortion policy environments on women's health
• The experiences and perspectives of abortion seekers who travel for care: a qualitative evidence synthesis
• The use of telemedicine services for medical abortion
• Theory-based interventions for contraception
• Treatment of vaginal bleeding irregularities induced by progestin only contraceptives
• Treatments of unscheduled vaginal bleeding due to progestin-only contraception
• Triphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
• Types of progestogens in combined oral contraception: effectiveness and side-effects
• Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization
• Antibiotics to prevent infection after surgery to manage miscarriageNew
• Not enough evidence on routine antibiotics to prevent infection for women seeking care after incomplete abortion, but a single dose may be more suitable

• Contraception related reviews (100)
  • General (16)
    • Methods (2)
      • Any method vs any other method (0)
      • Theoretical basis (2)
        • Theory-based interventions for contraception (2)
          • Behavioral interventions for improving contraceptive use among women living with HIV
          • Theory-based interventions for contraception
    • Management (14)
      • Counselling (10)
        • Brief educational strategies for improving contraception use in young people
        • Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness
        • Mobile phone-based interventions for improving contraception use
        • Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents
        • Interventions for preventing unintended repeat pregnancies among adolescents
        • Behavioral interventions for improving dual-method contraceptive use
        • Strategies for improving postpartum contraceptive use: evidence from non-randomized studies
        • School-based interventions for improving contraceptive use in adolescents
        • Strategies for integrating family planning services with maternal, neonatal and child health, and nutrition services
        • Structured versus routine family planning counselling for contraception
      • Timing ( interval/antenatal/postnatal/postabortion ) (0)
      • Materials used ( direct counselling, information ) (2)
        • Contraception decision aids to improve care and effective method use
        • Interventions using social networking sites to promote contraception in women of reproductive age
      • Prescription policies (over-the-counter, healthworkers ) (0)
      • Preprescription screening ( e.g. hypertension, cervical cancer, clotting defects etc ) (0)
      • Compliance improvement (2)
        • Contraception interventions for women seeking abortion
        • Strategies to improve adherence and continuation of shorter-term hormonal methods of contraception
  • Combined oral contraceptives methods (18)
    • Methods (16)
      • Adverse effect (2)
        • Combined oral contraceptives: venous thrombosis
        • Combined oral contraceptives: the risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke
      • Other effects: bone (2)
        • Steroidal contraceptives and bone fractures in women: evidence from observational studies
        • Steroidal contraceptives: effect on bone fractures in women
      • Other effects: cysts (1)
        • Oral contraceptives for functional ovarian cysts
      • Other effects: premenstrual syndrom (0)
      • Type of estrogen (0)
      • Dose of estrogen (1)
        • 20 µg versus >20 µg estrogen combined oral contraceptives for contraception
      • Type of progestogen (1)
        • Types of progestogens in combined oral contraception: effectiveness and side-effects
      • Dose of progestogen (0)
      • Mono- vs, biphasics vs, triphasics vs sequential (4)
        • Quadriphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
        • Triphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
        • Biphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
        • Biphasic versus triphasic oral contraceptives for contraception
      • Administration (4)
        • 21+7 day versus 24+4 day monophasic regimens of combined oral contraceptives for contraception
        • Continuous or extended cycle vs. cyclic use of combined hormonal contraceptives for contraception
        • Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
        • Skin patch and vaginal ring versus combined oral contraceptives for contraception
      • Other effects: acne (1)
        • Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne
    • Management (2)
      • Prescription policies ( over-the-counter, healthworkers ) (0)
      • Preprescription screening ( e.g. hypertension, cervical cancer, clotting defects etc ) (0)
      • Management of side effects: weight (2)
        • Combination contraceptives: effects on weight
        • Steroidal contraceptives: effect on carbohydrate metabolism in women without diabetes mellitus
  • Combined injectables (3)
    • Management (0)
    • Methods (3)
      • Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception
      • Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
      • Depot medroxyprogesterone versus Norethisterone oenanthate for long-acting progestogenic contraception.
  • Progestogen only contraceptive methods (8)
    • Methods (6)
      • Long acting: implantables (2)
        • Copper containing intra-uterine devices versus depot progestogens for contraception
        • Subdermal implantable contraceptives versus other forms of reversible contraceptives or other implants as effective methods for preventing pregnancy
      • Injectable progestogen (0)
      • Other effects: bone (2)
        • Steroidal contraceptives and bone fractures in women: evidence from observational studies
        • Steroidal contraceptives: effect on bone fractures in women
      • Progestogen only pills (2)
        • Treatment of vaginal bleeding irregularities induced by progestin only contraceptives
        • Progestin-only pills for contraception
    • Management (2)
      • Prescription policies ( over-the-counter, healthworkers ) (0)
      • Preprescription screening ( e.g. hypertension, cervical cancer, clotting defects etc ) (0)
      • Management of side effects (2)
        • Progestin-only contraceptives: effects on weight
        • Steroidal contraceptives: effect on carbohydrate metabolism in women without diabetes mellitus
  • Intrauterine devices (18)
    • Methods (9)
      • Inert (0)
      • Copper (6)
        • Copper containing intra-uterine devices versus depot progestogens for contraception
        • Copper containing, framed intra-uterine devices for contraception
        • Intrauterine devices for contraception in nulliparous women
        • Progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems versus other forms of reversible contraceptives for contraception
        • Frameless versus classical intrauterine device for contraception
        • Strategies for improving the acceptability and acceptance of the copper intrauterine device
      • Hormonally impregnated (2)
        • Intrauterine devices for contraception in nulliparous women
        • Progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems versus other forms of reversible contraceptives for contraception
      • Frameless (1)
        • Frameless versus classical intrauterine device for contraception
    • Management (9)
      • Preparation for insertion (1)
        • Misoprostol for cervical priming prior to IUD insertion in nulliparous women
      • Timing of insertion: postpartum; postabortum (4)
        • Immediate versus delayed postabortal insertion of contraceptive implant
        • Immediate postabortal insertion of intrauterine devices
        • Immediate postpartum insertion of intrauterine device for contraception
        • Immediate versus delayed postpartum insertion of contraceptive implant and IUD for contraception
      • Routine antibiotics use for IUD insertion (1)
        • Antibiotic prophylaxis for intrauterine contraceptive device insertion
      • Screening for STDs before IUD insertion (0)
      • Management of side effects (3)
        • Interventions for vaginal bleeding irregularities with contraceptive implant
        • Interventions to prevent or treat heavy menstrual bleeding or pain associated with intrauterine-device use
        • Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion
  • Barrier methods (10)
    • Methods (10)
      • Condoms ( male/female ) (3)
        • Male versus female condoms for contraception
        • Nonlatex versus latex male condoms for contraception
        • Behavioral interventions for improving condom use for dual protection
      • Spermicides (2)
        • Diaphragm versus diaphragm with spermicides for contraception
        • Spermicide used alone for contraception
      • Diaphragm (3)
        • Cervical cap versus diaphragm for contraception
        • Diaphragm versus diaphragm with spermicides for contraception
        • Sponge versus diaphragm for contraception
      • Cervical caps (1)
        • Cervical cap versus diaphragm for contraception
      • Sponge (1)
        • Sponge versus diaphragm for contraception
    • Management (0)
      • Information/promotion (0)
  • Natural Methods (2)
    • Methods (2)
      • Lactational amenorrhea method (1)
        • Lactational amenorrhoea method for family planning
      • Periodic abstinence (1)
        • Fertility awareness-based methods for contraception
    • Management (0)
      • Information (0)
  • Female sterilisation (4)
    • Methods (2)
      • Abdominal entry methods (1)
        • Minilaparotomy and endoscopic techniques for tubal sterilisation
      • Techniques (1)
        • Techniques for the interruption of tubal patency for female sterilisation
      • Anaesthetic methods (0)
    • Management (2)
      • Information/counselling/consent (0)
      • Postoperative pain relief (2)
        • Interventions for intra-operative pain relief during postpartum mini-laparotomy tubal ligation
        • Pain management for tubal sterilization by hysteroscopy
  • Male contraceptive methods (3)
    • Methods (3)
      • Mechanical (2)
        • Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
        • Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization
      • Hormonal (1)
        • Steroid hormones for contraception in men
      • Immunological (0)
    • Management (0)
      • Information/counselling (0)
  • Emergency contraception (7)
    • Methods (6)
      • Estrogen/progestogen (2)
        • Interventions for emergency contraception
        • Progestin intrauterine devices versus copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception
      • Progestogen only (2)
        • Interventions for emergency contraception
        • Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
      • Estrogen only (1)
        • Interventions for emergency contraception
      • Antiprogestogen (1)
        • Interventions for emergency contraception
      • IUD (0)
    • Management (1)
      • Prescription policies ( over-the-counter, medical prescription, school nurses ) (1)
        • Advance provision of emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention
      • Counselling/information ( leaflets, peers etc ) (0)
      • Management of side effects (0)
  • Contraception in people with specific characteristics or history of: (11)
    • Diabetes or other endocrinological disorders (3)
      • Steroidal contraceptives: effect on carbohydrate metabolism in women without diabetes mellitus
      • Hormonal contraceptives for contraception in overweight or obese women
      • Hormonal versus non-hormonal contraceptives in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2
    • Hypertension (0)
    • Special diseases (3)
      • Hormonal contraceptive use and depression
      • Steroid hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease
      • Hormonal contraception for women exposed to HIV infection
    • Thromboembolic disease (1)
      • Risk of thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 who are using hormonal contraception
    • Gynaecological cancer (0)
    • Nulliparity (1)
      • Intrauterine devices for contraception in nulliparous women
    • Sexworkers (0)
    • Smokers (0)
    • Perimenopausal (0)
    • Adolescents (1)
      • Hormonal and intrauterine methods for contraception for women aged 25 years and younger
    • Previous history of STD (0)
    • Postpartum (1)
      • Education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth
    • During lactation (1)
      • Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation
• Abortion related reviews (27)
  • First and second trimester induced abortion (27)
    • General (7)
      • Methods (0)
        • Any method vs any other method (0)
      • Management issues related to abortion (7)
        • Cervical ripening (2)
          • Cervical preparation for first trimester surgical abortion
          • Cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation at 12 to 24 weeks gestation
        • Counselling and information (1)
          • Doctors or mid-level providers for abortion
        • Pain management (0)
        • Routine antibiotic use (4)
          • Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after first-trimester abortion
          • Antibiotics for treating septic abortion
          • Not enough evidence on routine antibiotics to prevent infection for women seeking care after incomplete abortion, but a single dose may be more suitable
          • Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
        • Routine oxytocics use (0)
        • Ultrasound ( routine/dates ), ( before/after ) (0)
        • Contraceptive use ( immediate vs delayed/type ) (0)
        • Routine counselling by psychiatrists (0)
    • Medical vs medical methods (11)
      • Methods (5)
        • Type, dose, route of administration of medical used (5)
          • Antibiotics to prevent infection after surgery to manage miscarriageNew
          • Medical methods for first trimester abortion
          • Medical abortion at 13 weeks of gestation and above
          • Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks’ gestation
          • Medical methods for mid-trimester termination of pregnancy
      • Management (6)
        • Analgesia used ( during/after ) (1)
          • Local anaesthesia for pain control in first trimester surgical abortion
        • Contraceptive use after ( timing, type) (0)
        • Hospital vs home administration (3)
          • Medical abortion offered in pharmacy versus clinic-based settings
          • Self-administered versus provider-administered medical abortion
          • The use of telemedicine services for medical abortion
        • Reduction in vaginal bleeding (1)
          • Chinese medicinal herbs for vaginal bleeding of medical abortion
        • Cervical ripening (1)
          • Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening in first-trimester surgical abortion
    • Medical vs surgical methods (4)
      • Methods (4)
        • Type, dose, route of administration of medical methods (3)
          • Surgical versus medical methods for second trimester induced abortion
          • Medical and surgical abortion for women living with HIV
          • Medical versus surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
        • Type of surgical method ( aspiration, D&C ) (1)
          • Medical versus surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
      • Management (0)
        • Anaeasthesia used (0)
        • Analgesia used ( during/after ) (0)
    • Surgical vs surgical (5)
      • Methods (5)
        • Vacuum aspiration (1)
          • Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
        • D&C (1)
          • Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
        • Combined (1)
          • Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
        • Manual vacuum aspiration (1)
          • Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
        • Ultrasound guided evacuation (1)
          • Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
      • Management (0)
        • Anaesthesia used (0)
        • Analgesia used ( during/after ) (0)
        • Office vs hospital (0)
        • Routine antibiotics (0)
        • Antibiotic use ( route/dose/type/duration of antibiotic ) (0)
        • Cervical ripening ( type/route of administration/dose/timing (0)
        • Oxytocics use ( during/after ) (0)