[Contraceptive use in female transplant recipients]

Contracept Fertil Sex. 1998 Dec;26(12):845-50.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The choice of a good contraception is difficult in allograft recipient woman. Even if patients recovered a normal menstruation and fertility, the oral and the intra-uterine devices contraceptives are contraindicated. If pregnancy occur too soon after the transplantation, the survival graft is in danger. According to the literature, 50% allograft recipient have begun a pregnancy without medical concentration. In this article, we wanted to find the contraceptive method effective and appropriate in recent allograft recipient female according to the organ grafted. We discuss the new contraceptive methods and advise to avoid, in first instance a tubal ligature.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Contraception*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Organ Transplantation*
  • Pregnancy
  • Transplantation, Homologous