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| Melissa L GilliamSummaryAffiliation: University of Chicago Country: USA Publications
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Contraception for adolescents with lupusMelissa S Tesher
Section of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Room C101, MC 5044, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 8:10. 2010..Providers are encouraged to consider long-term, highly-effective contraception, such as implantables and intrauterine devices, for appropriately selected adolescents with lupus...- Factors influencing the acceptability of coitus interruptus among Latina teens and young adultsMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics ans Gynecology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 2050, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Women Health 45:65-83. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with the acceptability of coitus interruptus, or withdrawal, as a contraceptive method among a cohort of Latinas... - Interpersonal and personal factors influencing sexual debut among Mexican-American young women in the United StatesMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:495-503. 2007..The purpose of this study is to better understand factors influencing the age of sexual initiation among Latina youth... - Providing contraceptive care to low-income, African American teens: the experience of urban community health centersMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 2050, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Community Health 32:231-44. 2007..Techniques used by providers in neighborhood clinics may provide important insights for providing reproductive health care to low income, African American teens... - Factors associated with willingness to use the contraceptive vaginal ringMelissa Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Contraception 76:30-4. 2007..The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with willingness to use the contraceptive vaginal ring among college students... - Cesarean delivery on request: reproductive consequencesMelissa Gilliam
Section, Family planning and contraceptive research, Department of Obstestrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Semin Perinatol 30:257-60. 2006..The objective of this review is to examine the long term reproductive health consequences of cesarean delivery on maternal request... - Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonists for assisted reproductive technologyMelissa L Gilliam
University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2050, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Obstet Gynecol 118:706-7. 2011..This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2001, and previously updated in 2006... - Familial, cultural and psychosocial influences of use of effective methods of contraception among Mexican-American adolescents and young adultsMelissa L Gilliam
Section of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 24:79-84. 2011..To compare culturally relevant factors associated with ever having used an effective method of contraception among a cohort of predominantly Mexican American females... - Contraceptive attitudes among inner-city African American female adolescents: Barriers to effective hormonal contraceptive useMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 22:97-104. 2009..To better understand the contraceptive attitudes of low-income, inner-city African American female adolescents... - Adherence and acceptability of the contraceptive ring compared with the pill among students: a randomized controlled trialMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:503-10. 2010..To compare satisfaction with and adherence to the contraceptive vaginal ring and a daily low-dose oral contraceptive pill (OCP) among college and graduate students using a novel method of electronic data collection... - A qualitative study of barriers to postpartum sterilization and women's attitudes toward unfulfilled sterilization requestsMelissa Gilliam
Section of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Contraception 77:44-9. 2008..This longitudinal, qualitative study explores barriers to postpartum sterilization from the perspective of low-income minority women. We examine women's feelings and attitudes regarding a canceled or postponed procedure over time... - Correlates of use of long-acting reversible methods of contraception among adolescent and young adult womenAmy K Whitaker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Contraception 81:299-303. 2010..Most pregnancies among adolescent and young adult women are unintended, and adolescent birth rates have risen. Use of long-acting reversible contraception may be an effective strategy to reduce the rate of unintended pregnancy... - Concerns about contraceptive side effects among young Latinas: a focus-group approachMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 820 South Wood Street, MC 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Contraception 70:299-305. 2004..Providers caring for this population should address potential concerns about side effects of contraception as well as assess patients' understanding in light of cultural and language barriers... - Factors influencing uptake of intrauterine devices among postpartum adolescents: a qualitative studyMelissa R S Weston
Division of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:40.e1-7. 2012..We assessed barriers and facilitators to uptake of the intrauterine device (IUD) among primiparous African American adolescent mothers... - Daily context matters: predictors of missed oral contraceptive pills among college and graduate studentsAndrew B Hughey
Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:323.e1-7. 2010..The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between daily contextual factors and oral contraceptive (OC) adherence among students who attend college or graduate school... - What schools teach our patients about sex: content, quality, and influences on sex educationStacy Tessler Lindau
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:256-66. 2008..To identify predictors of comprehensive sex education in public schools... - Young Latinas recall contraceptive use before and after pregnancy: a focus group studyMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 17:279-87. 2004..To understand factors influencing use and nonuse of contraception in young, low-income Latina adolescents through focus group conversations... - Importance and knowledge of oral contraceptives in antepartum, low-income, African American adolescentsMelissa L Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 16:355-60. 2003..To assess motivation, sense of self-efficacy and knowledge of oral contraceptives (OC) in antepartum, African-American Adolescents and young adults following OC counseling... - Failure to obtain desired postpartum sterilization: risk and predictorsNikki Zite
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:794-9. 2005..level of evidence: ii-2... - Success with oral contraceptives: a pilot studyMelissa Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Medical School, 820 South Wood Street MC 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Contraception 69:413-8. 2004..However, more is needed to promote postpartum contraceptive compliance and decrease repeat pregnancies in young, low-income African Americans with unintended pregnancies... - Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Family Planning Education among Third Year Medical StudentsKimberly G Smith
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
Med Educ Online 13:4. 2008.... - Effects of oral contraceptives or a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on ovarian carcinogenesis in genetically engineered miceIris L Romero
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Center forIntegrative Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2:792-9. 2009..Our study results support further investigation of OC effects and mechanisms for OvCa prevention... - Intrauterine contraception for adolescents aged 14-18 years: a multicenter randomized pilot study of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system compared to the Copper T 380AEmily M Godfrey
Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Contraception 81:123-7. 2010..In adult populations, intrauterine contraception rates highly in patient satisfaction and safety. It is rarely prescribed to adolescents because of limited data... - Contraceptive care for adolescentsAmy K Whitaker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 51:268-80. 2008..None of the long-acting highly effective methods are contraindicated in adolescents, and they should be considered for use and offered to young women as contraceptive options... - The likelihood of placenta previa with greater number of cesarean deliveries and higher parityMelissa Gilliam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:976-80. 2002..To examine the relationship between prior cesarean delivery and placenta previa... - First trimester surgical abortionSigrid Bri Tristan
Section of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 52:151-9. 2009..Complications of first trimester surgical abortion occur in only 0.5% of all cases and include: failed abortion, incomplete abortion, hematometria, hemorrhage, infection, and uterine perforation... - Barriers to obtaining a desired postpartum tubal sterilizationNikki Zite
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA
Contraception 73:404-7. 2006..3%); lack of availability of an operating room (n=2; 6.5%, 95% CI 3.8-9.2%). CONCLUSION: We found that the Medicaid consent process, medical conditions and insufficient operating room space prevented women from having the desired surgery...
Research Grants
- Improving contraceptive use/practices among young womenMelissa Gilliam; Fiscal Year: 2007..During the last three years, a qualitative and quantitative pilot study will be conducted among postpartum African American and Latino adolescent girls seeking to avoid a second unintended pregnancy in the year following delivery. ..