Proportion of women 18–44 years old using selected contraceptive methods, by year.

<p>*Pill, IUD, Implant, Patch, Injections, vaginal ring.</p><p>All percentages are weighted to account for sampling design and post-stratification.</p

Safety of most recent reported abortion among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49^b'*'.

Safety of most recent reported abortion among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49b'*'.</p

Early occurrence of inspiratory muscle weakness in Parkinson’s disease

<div><p>Introduction</p><p>In Parkinson’s disease (PD), respiratory insufficiency (including functional and muscle disorders) can impact dysarthria and swallowing. Most studies of this topic have been performed retrospectively in populations of patients with advanced PD. The objective of the present study was to characterize lung function (under off-drug conditions) in early-stage PD patients at baseline and then again two years later.</p><p>Methods</p><p>Forty-one early-stage PD patients (mean ± SD age: 61.7 ± 7.7; mean ± SD disease duration: 1.9 ± 1.7 years) were prospectively enrolled and compared with 36 age-matched healthy controls. Neurological evaluations and pulmonary function testing were performed in the off-drug condition at the inclusion visit and then two years later.</p><p>Results</p><p>Pulmonary function testing did not reveal any restrictive or obstructive disorders; at baseline, inspiratory muscle weakness was the only abnormality observed in the PD group (in 53.7% of the patients, vs. 25% in controls; p = 0.0105). The PD patients had a lower mean maximal inspiratory mouth pressure than controls and a lower sniff nasal inspiratory pressure. Two years after the initiation of chronic treatment with antiparkinsonian medications, the maximal inspiratory mouth pressure and the sniff nasal inspiratory pressure tended to be higher. Lastly, overall motor outcomes were not significantly worse in patients with inspiratory muscle weakness than in patients without inspiratory muscle weakness.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Inspiratory muscle weakness seems to be common in patients with early-stage PD, and was seen to be stable over a two-year period. Additional long-term follow-up studies are required to specify the impact of this new feature of PD.</p></div

Associations between contraceptives prevalence rates and abortion, unwanted pregnancy, and unwanted birth rates from 1973–77 to 2005–09.

<p>Results from multivariate linear regressions.</p

Percent of abortions involving non-recommended method and/or source among female respondents aged 15 to 49 by background characteristics^b'*'.

Percent of abortions involving non-recommended method and/or source among female respondents aged 15 to 49 by background characteristicsb'*'.</p

Characteristics of female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49^b'*'.

Characteristics of female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49b'*'.</p

Induced abortion incidence (per 1,000) among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49 by background characteristics.

Induced abortion incidence (per 1,000) among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49 by background characteristics.</p

Details of most recent reported abortion among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49^b'*'.

Details of most recent reported abortion among female respondents aged 15 to 49 and their closest female friends aged 15 to 49b'*'.</p

Estimates of lifetime pregnancy rates by year, age group, and pregnancy intentions.

<p>Results indicate that in 1973–77 women would have had 2.52 lifetime pregnancies according to the fertility age rates observed at that period. Among these pregnancies, 1.29 would have been wanted births, 1.23 unwanted pregnancies (0.59 unwanted births and 0.64 abortions).</p><p>* Miscarriages are not included.</p><p>(1) (2) Surveys data.</p><p>(3) National statistcs.</p><p>(4)National statistics (Pison 2010).</p><p>(5) Surveys data (Beaujouan and Toulemon. 2013) for women aged 25–34.</p

Characteristics of female respondents aged 15 to 49 overall and by whether report having any close female friends^b'*'.

Characteristics of female respondents aged 15 to 49 overall and by whether report having any close female friendsb'*'.</p