Napoli A, Colatrella A, Botta R, Di Cianni G, Fresa R, Gamba S, Italia S, Mannino D, Piva I, Suraci C, Tonutti L, Torlone E, Tortul C, Lapolla A. Contraception in diabetic women: an Italian study.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2005;
67:267-72. [PMID:
15713360 DOI:
10.1016/j.diabres.2004.07.020]
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Abstract
UNLABELLED
Over 1 year, a survey on contraception and obstetric history was performed on a cohort of 667 Caucasian fertile diabetic women (446, type 1 and 201, type 2) living in Italy.
RESULTS
Of these women, 30.4% used hormonal contraceptives, 12.0% intra-uterine device (IUD), 10.7% declared they used no contraception, 47.0% only utilised barrier and/or natural methods. However, irrespective of their previous contraceptive strategy, 7.2% of all the studied population was surgically sterilized during caesarean section.
HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION
Of these women, 60.4% was prescribed by a gynaecologist, 11.2% by a diabetologist, 15% by both of them and 13.4% by others. The proportion using oral contraception was similar among types 1 and 2 women (29.4% versus 27.8%, chi(2) = ns).
SMOKING HABITS
Of women taking hormonal contraception, 30.0% were smokers.
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
University graduates (37.1%), high school leaves (32.2%), secondary school (28.2%) and primary school leaves (15.5%) used oral contraceptives (OC).
OBSTETRIC HISTORY
The mean number of deliveries was 1.14 +/- 1.1, of miscarriages was 1.3 +/- 0.7 and of induced abortions 0.17 +/- 0.5. Planning of at least one pregnancy was reported in 29.4% of patients.
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