News in the Cochrane Library for the Fertility Regulation Group
Issue 1, 2012

NEW TITLES

21+7day versus other cyclical, monophasic regimens of combined oral contraceptives for contraception 
Huib Van Vliet, The Netherlands 

Combined oral contraceptives: venous thromboembolism risk
Marcos de Bastos, Brasil 

Contraception for women with HIV/AIDS
Rebecca Allen, USA

Effectiveness of follow-up strategies after first-trimester medical abortion
Carrie Frederick, USA

Steroidal contraceptives and bone fractures in women: evidence from observational studies
Laureen Lopez, USA


NEW REVIEWS


AMENDED REVIEWS
Quadriphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
Huib Van Vliet, The Netherlands

UPDATED REVIEWS

Repeated use of pre- and postcoital hormonal contraception for prevention of pregnancy
Vera Halpern, USA

Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
Lynley Cook, New Zealand

Steroid hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease
Anu Manchikanti Gomez, USA

Triphasic versus monophasic oral contraceptives for contraception
Huib Van Vliet, The Netherlands

Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization
Lynley Cook, New Zealand

UPDATED AND CONCLUSIONS CHANGED REVIEWS
Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening in first-trimester surgical abortion
Patama Promsonthi, Thailand

THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS ARE IN EDITORIAL PROCESS

Antibiotic prophylaxis for medical and surgical first-trimester induced abortion
Nicola Low, UK

Pain management for hysteroscopic sterilization
Bliss Kaneshiro, USA

Strategies for improving the acceptability and acceptance of the copper intra-uterine device
Myat Arrowsmith, UK

NEW PROTOCOLS

THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS ARE IN EDITORIAL PROCESS

Hormonal contraception for women exposed to HIV infection
Justus Hofmeyr, South Africa

Hormonal and intrauterine contraception for women aged 25 years and younger 
Jennifer Tang, USA


NEW PAPER JOURNAL PUBLICATION

Do clinical experts rely on the Cochrane Library?
Grimes DA, Hou MY, Lopez LM, Nanda K
Obstet Gynecol 2008; 111:420-2

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