NZ Women’s Health Research Review Issue 50
In this issue:
– Ulipristal acetate emergency contraception in Canada
– Lidocaine 1% paracervical block for IUD insertion
– Oral contraceptives and mortality
– OTC birth control pill and contraceptive autonomy
– The effects of sleep disturbance on quality of life in postmenopausal women
– Health outcomes of MHT initiated or continued after age 65
– MHT and all-cause mortality
– LNG-IUS vs hysteroscopic niche resection
– Predictors of endometrial ablation failure
– Prednisolone for pelvic pain in women with deep infiltrative endometriosis
Expert contributor
Dr Beth Messenger
Beth trained at Guys and St Thomas’ in London, graduating in 2000. She moved to New Zealand in 2004 and has been working in sexual and reproductive health for almost 20 years. She became medical director at Sexual Wellbeing (when it was still Family Planning) in 2018. She has been chair and treasurer of New […]
Expert contributor
Dr Maritza Farrant
MBChB, MPH, FRACP Maritza is a general and reproductive endocrinologist at Te Toka Tumai, Te Whatu Ora. After completion of advanced training, Maritza worked at the University of Washington (UW) in the area of male reproductive endocrinology and coauthored publications in hormonal male contraception. She has a Master of Public Health from UW and also […]
Expert contributor
Dr Jessica Dunning
Jessica is a NZ trained gynaecologist. She works as a senior medical officer at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital and at Auckland Gynaecology Group. She completed a minimal access surgery fellowship in 2024. Her clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids.
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