Jarrett M E, Lethbridge D J
Department of Physiological Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle.
Nurse Pract. 1990 Dec;15(12):34-9.
For those women who have not been contraceptively sterilized, midlife is a period of waning fertility. However, the occurrence of anovulatory menstrual cycles is unpredictable. Contraceptive methods also become increasingly contraindicated, both medically and physiologically. This article reviews the physiology of waning fertility and midlife contraceptive options, and discusses implications for helping women meet their contraceptive needs throughout the perimenopausal period.
对于那些未进行避孕绝育的女性来说，中年是生育能力逐渐下降的时期。然而，无排卵月经周期的出现是不可预测的。避孕方法在医学和生理方面的禁忌也越来越多。本文回顾了生育能力下降的生理过程和中年女性的避孕选择，并讨论了如何帮助女性在围绝经期满足其避孕需求。
