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Objective
To determine the current risks of infertility and impaired fecundity as well as the live birth/pregnancy ratio among women with epilepsy (WWE) in the USA and whether antiepileptic drug (AED) use is a factor.
Methods
These retrospective survey data come from the 2010‐2014 Epilepsy Birth Control Registry (EBCR) Web‐based survey of 1000 WWE in the USA, aged 18‐47 years, who provided demographic,...
To determine the prevalence and predictors of folic acid (FA) use by women with epilepsy (WWE) at risk of unintended pregnancy.These retrospective data come from the Epilepsy Birth Control Registry (EBCR) web-based survey of 1144 WWE in the community, 18–47years, who provided demographic, epilepsy, AED, contraception, pregnancy, healthcare visits and FA data. We report prevalence and predictors of...
Objective
To report the reasons for discontinuation of contraceptive methods by women with epilepsy (WWE).
Methods
These retrospective data come from a web‐based survey regarding the contraceptive practices of 1,144 WWE in the community, ages 18–47 years. We determined the frequencies of contraceptive discontinuations and the reasons for discontinuation. We compared risk ratios for rates of discontinuation...
The aim of this study was to determine whether categories of contraception differ in their impact on seizures in women with epilepsy and whether the impact varies by antiepileptic drug category.Retrospective survey data came from 2712 contraceptive experiences reported by 1144 women with epilepsy. We compared risk ratios for reports of increase and decrease in seizure frequency on hormonal versus...
ObjectiveTo report the contraceptive practices of women with epilepsy (WWE) in the community, predictors of highly effective contraception use, and reasons WWE provide for the selection of a particular method.
MethodsThese cross‐sectional data come from the Epilepsy Birth Control Registry (EBCR) web‐based survey regarding the contraceptive practices of 1,144 WWE in the community, ages 18–47 years...
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