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| Alison EdelmanSummaryAffiliation: Oregon Health and Science University Country: USA Publications
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Menstrual nirvana: amenorrhea through the use of continuous oral contraceptivesAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mail code UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Curr Womens Health Rep 2:434-8. 2002..Greater satisfaction with use of oral contraception may encourage compliance and increase the prevalence of pill-related health benefits...- Patient satisfaction and the impact of written material about postpartum contraceptive decisionsLisa K Johnson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road L466, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:1202-4. 2003..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of written educational material about patient satisfaction and decision-making regarding postpartum contraception... 
Obesity and hormonal contraception: safety and efficacyAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Semin Reprod Med 30:479-85. 2012..Limited data suggest that the efficacy of some hormonal methods may be reduced in obese women...- Impact of the prostaglandin synthase-2 inhibitor celecoxib on ovulation and luteal events in womenAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 87:352-7. 2013..This study was performed to determine the effect of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor celecoxib on ovulation and luteal events in women... - Prolonged monitoring of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel levels confirms an altered pharmacokinetic profile in obese oral contraceptives usersAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 87:220-6. 2013..This study was designed to measure PK parameters with greater accuracy in obese users of a low-dose oral contraceptive (OC) and to correlate drug levels with assessments of end-organ activity... 
The methodology for developing a prospective meta-analysis in the family planning communityDavid K Turok
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Trials 12:104. 2011..This paper describes the process of creating a PMA collaboration to evaluate the impact of misoprostol on ease of intrauterine device (IUD) insertion in nulliparous women...- A comparison of blood spot vs. plasma analysis of gonadotropin and ovarian steroid hormone levels in reproductive-age womenAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Fertil Steril 88:1404-7. 2007..To compare LH, FSH, P, and E(2) levels obtained from blood spot vs. plasma (single-visit study) and to determine whether blood spots can document circulating hormone levels during ovulatory cycles (menstrual-cycle study)... - Acceptability of contraceptive-induced amenorrhea in a racially diverse group of US womenAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 75:450-3. 2007..The study was conducted to determine women's preferences about menstrual bleeding patterns and their willingness to manipulate bleeding with contraception... - Successful medical abortion of a pregnancy within a noncommunicating rudimentary uterine hornAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland 97239, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:886-7. 2003..We present a case of a successful pregnancy termination of a gestation located in a noncommunicating rudimentary horn with subsequent elective laparoscopic resection... - Impact of obesity on oral contraceptive pharmacokinetics and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian activityAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 80:119-27. 2009..This study was conducted to determine whether increased body mass index (BMI) affects oral contraceptive (OC) pharmacokinetics and suppression of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis activity... - A nonhormonal model for emergency contraception: prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor effects on luteal function and lifespan, a pilot studyAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Contraception 81:496-500. 2010..The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a specific prostaglandin endoperoxide-2 inhibitor will prevent luteal development in women... - Metabolism and pharmacokinetics of contraceptive steroids in obese women: a reviewAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 82:314-23. 2010..This article will review the known and theoretical physiologic and pharmacologic interactions between obesity and contraceptive steroids... - Combined oral contraceptives and body weight: do oral contraceptives cause weight gain? A primate modelA Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mail code UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Hum Reprod 26:330-6. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine if oral contraceptive (OC) use affects body weight, body composition and metabolism in primates... - Effects of prophylactic misoprostol administration prior to intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous womenAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 84:234-9. 2011..This study was conducted to examine the effects of prophylactic misoprostol prior to intrauterine device (IUD) placement in nulliparous women... - Continuous oral contraceptives: are bleeding patterns dependent on the hormones given?Alison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:657-65. 2006..To estimate whether progestin type or estrogen dose influences bleeding patterns, adverse effects, or satisfaction with combined oral contraceptives dosed continuously... - Continuous versus cyclic use of combined oral contraceptives for contraception: systematic Cochrane review of randomized controlled trialsA Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, and Family Health International, Durham, NC, USA
Hum Reprod 21:573-8. 2006.... - Transvaginal ultrasound and the success of medical abortionA Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 85:62-3. 2004 - Cannula fracture in first trimester abortion: a case report and survey of NAF providersAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UHN 50, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Contraception 67:49-51. 2003..25). Cannula fracture is a rare complication of first trimester surgical abortion. Cannula fracture was not found to be associated with resterilization... - Four percent intrauterine lidocaine infusion for pain management in first-trimester abortionsAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, 97239, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:269-75. 2006..To study the effects of a 4% intrauterine lidocaine infusion on perceived patient pain in first-trimester abortions... - Intrauterine lidocaine infusion for pain management in first-trimester abortionsAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:1267-72. 2004..To study the effects of an intrauterine lidocaine infusion on perceived patient pain in first-trimester abortions and to measure serum lidocaine levels... - Sex education and contraceptive use at coital debut in the United States: results from Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family GrowthMichelle M Isley
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Contraception 82:236-42. 2010..The study was conducted to characterize the relationship between formal sex education and the use and type of contraceptive method used at coital debut among female adolescents... - A randomized controlled trial of subantimicrobial-dose doxycycline to prevent unscheduled bleeding with continuous oral contraceptive pill useBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
Contraception 85:351-8. 2012..The study objective was to determine if prophylactic administration of doxycycline (an MMP inhibitor at low subantimicrobial doses) would prevent unscheduled bleeding during the initiation of a continuous OCP... - Antimullerian hormone and obesity: insights in oral contraceptive usersAnne Z Steiner
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Contraception 81:245-8. 2010..The study was conducted to examine the impact of oral contraceptives (OCs) on serum antimullerian hormone (AMH) levels by obesity status in reproductive-age women... - Unscheduled bleeding with continuous oral contraceptive pills: a comparison of progestin doseBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
Contraception 86:22-7. 2012..The objective of this study was to determine whether progestin dose influences bleeding with use of continuous OCPs... - Bleeding patterns and patient acceptability of standard or continuous dosing regimens of a low-dose oral contraceptive: a randomized trialMarni Kwiecien
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code L-466, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Contraception 67:9-13. 2003..The continuous group had fewer light and moderate bleeding days, less bloating and menstrual pain. For patients who are seeking these results, this method may be more desirable... - Treatment of unscheduled bleeding in continuous oral contraceptive users with doxycycline: a randomized controlled trialBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:1141-9. 2010..To estimate whether doxycycline, a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, would decrease unscheduled bleeding associated with initiation of a continuous oral contraceptive pill... - The relationship between body mass index and unintended pregnancy: results from the 2002 National Survey of Family GrowthBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
Contraception 77:234-8. 2008..The study was conducted to characterize the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use patterns, and perceived fertility... - Women's knowledge and sources of information on the risks and benefits of oral contraceptionCarla M Picardo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 58:112-6. 2003..The Internet, however, played a minimal, if any role in educating women about OCs... - Intrauterine lidocaine infusion for pain management during outpatient transcervical tubal sterilization: a randomized controlled trialMichelle M Isley
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Contraception 85:275-81. 2012..The study was conducted to examine the effects of a 4% intrauterine lidocaine infusion on patient-perceived pain during transcervical sterilization... - Online availability of hormonal contraceptives without a health care examination: effect of knowledge and health care screeningAlexa P Kaskowitz
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 76:273-7. 2007..The study was conducted to investigate whether the knowledge of women using an online resource to obtain hormonal contraceptives (HCs) without a health care examination is similar to women who obtain HC in the clinic... - Extended-use oral contraceptives and medically induced amenorrhea: attitudes, knowledge and prescribing habits of physiciansCarrie E Frederick
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
Contraception 84:384-9. 2011..The study was conducted to determine whether geographic location, primary specialty, attitudes and knowledge influence the prescribing habits of physicians regarding extended-use oral contraceptives (OC) and medically induced amenorrhea... - Effect of the ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel combined oral contraceptive on the activity of cytochrome P4503A in obese womenAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA
Br J Clin Pharmacol 74:510-4. 2012..Therefore, our aim was to examine the effect of COC usage on CYP3A4/5 activity in obese women... - Copper T380A intrauterine device: lost and foundBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
Hawaii Med J 67:131-2. 2008 - Blood loss at the time of first-trimester surgical abortion in anticoagulated womenBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
Contraception 83:431-5. 2011..The objective of this study was to compare blood loss resulting from surgical termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks of gestation between women receiving anticoagulation therapy and healthy controls... - Effect of "observed start" vs. traditional "Sunday start" on hormonal contraceptive continuation rates after medical abortionPaula H Bednarek
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 78:26-30. 2008..quot;.. - Pain control in first-trimester surgical abortion: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsRegina M Renner
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 81:372-88. 2010..First-trimester abortions especially cervical dilation and suction aspiration are associated with pain despite various methods of pain control... - Expanding medical abortion: can medical abortion be effectively provided without the routine use of ultrasound?Bliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 96826, USA
Contraception 83:194-201. 2011.... - Contraceptive considerations in overweight teensBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 23:344-9. 2011..The purpose of this review is to explore the efficacy and safety of contraceptives in overweight adolescents... - The effects of vasopressin injection on uterine artery blood flow during dilation and evacuationJulie T Crawford
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:e38-9. 2007..This study was undertaken to determine whether vasopressin decreases uterine artery blood flow and blood loss in early second-trimester surgical abortions (dilation and evacuation)... - Cervical preparation using laminaria with adjunctive buccal misoprostol before second-trimester dilation and evacuation procedures: a randomized clinical trialAlison B Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:425-30. 2006..02). CONCLUSION: Cervical dilation with laminaria is augmented by 400 microg buccal misoprostol in gestations 19 weeks or more, but not in earlier gestations. Misoprostol causes more abdominal cramping... - Barriers associated with the failure to return for intrauterine device insertion following first-trimester abortionAnn M Stanek
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 79:216-20. 2009..The aim of the study was to identify barriers associated with the failure to return for delayed intrauterine device (IUD) insertion postabortion... - Hormonal contraceptionPaul D Blumenthal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:670-84. 2008..In this review, we will summarize both technical and programmatic aspects of hormonal contraceptive use, and methods are discussed in order of efficacy from highest to lowest... - Contraceptive implants: an overview and updateMichelle M Isley
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 34:73-90, ix. 2007.... - Ethics surrounding the impoverished patientAlison Edelman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 59:14-6. 2004..A single-payer system is advocated as a solution to the problem of providing care to the under- and uninsured... - Denying postpartum sterilization to women with Emergency Medicaid does not reduce hospital chargesMaria Isabel Rodriguez
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Contraception 78:232-6. 2008.... - Comparison of perinatal grief after dilation and evacuation or labor induction in second trimester terminations for fetal anomaliesGary A Burgoine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1928-32. 2005..This study was undertaken to compare grief resolution after dilation and evacuation (D&E) or induction of labor (IOL) for second-trimester pregnancy termination... - Body mass index and sexual behaviorBliss Kaneshiro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:586-92. 2008..To characterize the relationship between body mass index and sexual behavior, including sexual orientation, age at first intercourse, ever having had sex with a male partner, number of partners, and frequency of intercourse...
Research Grants
- Contraceptive efficacy and body weight: Does obesity affect the risk of failure?Alison Edelman; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Improving Contraceptive Effectiveness in Obese WomenAlison B Edelman; Fiscal Year: 2010..abstract_text> ..