Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Birth control and pregnancy
source: Sickle Options
year: N/A
summary/abstract:If you are sexually active, it is very important for you to prevent an unplanned pregnancy – talk to your doctor!
Female Birth Control:
• It is generally safe for females with sickle cell to use contraceptives.
• Combined oral contraceptives may increase the risk of blood clots.
• Progesterone, a form of birth control, may help to decrease pain crisis related to your period.
Male Birth Control:
• Condoms must be used at all times to prevent pregnancy
• Abstinence (no sex) – Prevents any chance of pregnancy
• Talk to your doctor and your partner
It is better to discuss with your doctor about the safety of any contraceptive method before using it.
read more
Related Content
-
Maternal Sickle Cell Disease and Twin Pregnancy: A Case Series and Review of the LiteratureObjectives: Maternal sickle cell diseas...
-
Podcast: How New Gene Therapies for SCD May Impact Women’s FertilityAs we closed 2023, the Food and Drug Ad...
-
Sickle Cell Mommies ClubThis is a place for moms with children w...
-
How Does Sickle Cell Disease Affect Fertility and Reproductive Health?https://www.facebook.com/cayennewellness...
-
MKSAP: 24-Year-Old Woman With Sickle Cell AnemiaA 24-year-old woman undergoes routine ev...
-
Roland B. Scott Memorial Symposium: I Want Somebody to LoveRoland B. Scott Symposium on Sickle Cell...
-
23andMe, Morehouse School of Medicine and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia Inc. launches the Sickle Cell Carrie...Atlanta, GA: April 11, 2023 — 23andMe ...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.