Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
PhD, Associate Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW
While clinical guidelines recommend increasing the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives, current contraceptive use and management in Australia do not reflect these recommendations.
Women’s intentions to use condoms, and their confidence in their ability to negotiate condom use, can be thwarted by lack of partner compliance, as well as various situational factors.
High rates of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and lack of hormone tests before initiation suggests that TRT prescribing occurs outside of recommended guidelines.
This study provides insights into the management of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) prior to the release of the HMB clinical care standard.