Unintended pregnancy and contraception among active-duty servicewomen and veterans

The number of women of childbearing age who are active-duty service members or veterans of the US military is increasing. These women may seek reproductive health care at medical facilities operated by the military, in the civilian sector, or through the Department of Veterans Affairs. This article...

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Published inAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 206; no. 6; pp. 463 - 469
Main Authors Goyal, Vinita, MD, MPH, Borrero, Sonya, MD, MS, Schwarz, Eleanor Bimla, MD, MS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.06.2012
Elsevier
Subjects
active duty
Biological and medical sciences
contraception
Contraception - economics
Contraception - statistics & numerical data
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Insurance, Health
Medical sciences
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
military women
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
pregnancy prevention
Pregnancy, Unplanned
service women
unintended pregnancy
United States
veterans
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
Veterans Health - statistics & numerical data
veterans
active duty
pregnancy
service women
unintended pregnancy
pregnancy prevention
contraception
military women
Human
Gynecology
Contraception
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Prevention
Female
Woman
Military
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Summary:The number of women of childbearing age who are active-duty service members or veterans of the US military is increasing. These women may seek reproductive health care at medical facilities operated by the military, in the civilian sector, or through the Department of Veterans Affairs. This article reviews the current data on unintended pregnancy and prevalence of and barriers to contraceptive use among active-duty and veteran women. Active-duty servicewomen have high rates of unintended pregnancy and low contraceptive use, which may be due to official prohibition of sexual activity in the military, logistic difficulties faced by deployed women, and limited patient and provider knowledge of available contraceptives. In comparison, little is known about rates of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women veterans. Based on this review, research recommendations to address these issues are provided.
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Address Reprint Requests to: Vinita Goyal, MD, MPH, 101 Dudley Street, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants’ Hospital, Providence, RI 02905, vgoyal@wihri.org
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.11.018