January 2008

Editorial Board
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Table of Contents
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Editorial

Reducing unintended pregnancy in the United States
• James Trussell,
• L.L. Wynn
Published online: December 03, 2007
p1-5

Commentary

Intrauterine contraception as an alternative to interval tubal sterilization
• David A. Grimes,
• Daniel R. Mishell Jr.
Published online: November 26, 2007
p6-9

Original Research Articles

Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth
• Kathryn Kost,
• Susheela Singh,
• Barbara Vaughan,
• James Trussell,
• Akinrinola Bankole
Published online: December 03, 2007
p10-21

Subject and clinician experience with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
• Jeffrey T. Jensen,
• Anita L. Nelson,
• Antonio C. Costales
Published online: November 23, 2007
p22-29
Cytological evaluation and investigation of the vaginal flora of long-term users of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)
• Tr��cia Lessard,
• Jos�� A. Sim��es,
• Michelle G. Discacciati,
• Margarete Hidalgo,
• Luis Bahamondes
Published online: November 26, 2007
p30-33

Effects on serum hormone levels of low-dose estrogen in place of placebo during the hormone-free interval of an oral contraceptive
• Kathleen Z. Reape,
• Charles E. DiLiberti,
• Christopher H. Hendy,
• Edward J. Volpe
Published online: November 23, 2007
p34-39
Self pregnancy testing in an urban family planning clinic: promising results for a new approach to contraceptive follow-up
• Christopher M. Estes,
• Jahanett Ramierez,
• Lorraine Tiezzi,
• Carolyn Westhoff
Published online: November 22, 2007
p40-43
A qualitative study of barriers to postpartum sterilization and women's attitudes toward unfulfilled sterilization requests
• Melissa Gilliam,
• Shawna D. Davis,
• Amy Berlin,
• Nikki B. Zite
Published online: November 23, 2007
p44-49
Second-trimester pregnancy termination with 600-��g vs. 400-��g vaginal misoprostol and systematic curettage postexpulsion: a randomized trial
• Josep L. Carbonell,
• Miguel A. Torres,
• Ra��l Reyes,
• Lourdes Ortega,
• Francisca Garc��a-Gallego,
• Carlos S��nchez
Published online: November 22, 2007
p50-55

A randomized trial of tramadol versus ibuprofen as an adjunct to pain control during vacuum aspiration abortion
• Iris Romero,
• David Turok,
• Melissa Gilliam
Published online: November 23, 2007
p56-59
The effect of consolidation of abortion services on patient outcomes
• Rachel Masch,
• Izumi Cabrera,
• Roxanne Abder,
• ...
• Anjali Gokhale,
• Deirdre Masterton,
• Alan A. Arslan
Published online: November 26, 2007
p60-63

Letters to the Editor

• Christine Mauck,
• Susan Ballagh
Published online: November 23, 2007
p64
Response
• Daniel R. Mishell Jr
Published online: November 26, 2007
p64-65