Barriers to contraception
Research and topical briefs on “barriers to contraception”
- Crisis pregnancy centers in the US and Wisconsin. UW CORE, 2023.
- Wisconsin women report barriers to accessing contraception services (summary and infographic). Fuentes and Guttmacher Institute, 2023.
- Family planning services are essential. UW CORE, 2020.
Peer-reviewed publications on “barriers to contraception”
- Assessing the suitability of unmet need as a proxy for access to contraception and desire to use it. Senderowicz et al., Studies in Family Planning, 2023.
- Medicaid sterilization consent practices increase barriers to effective contraception. Harrison et al., Health Affairs, 2023.
- Exploring financial stress and resource deprivation as barriers to preferred contraceptive use in Wisconsin in 2021. Swan et al., Contraception, 2022.
- Expectations about availability of contraception and abortion at a hypothetical catholic hospital: Rural-urban disparities among Wisconsin women. Kramer et al., Contraception, 2021.
- Prevalence and experiences of Wisconsin women turned away from Catholic settings without receiving reproductive care. Kramer et al., Contraception, 2021.
- Beyond safety and efficacy: sexuality-related priorities and their associations with contraceptive method selection. Higgins et al., Contraception, 2020.
Contraception in Wisconsin
Research and topical briefs on “contraception in Wisconsin”
- How and where do people in Wisconsin want to get contraception? UW CORE, 2023.
- Impact of recent changes to the Title X program in Wisconsin. Dyer et al., 2022.
- The potential impact of pharmacists prescribing hormonal contraceptives in Wisconsin. UW CORE, 2022.
- What would happen if reproductive healthcare providers were unable to participate in the Wisconsin Medicaid program? UW CORE, 2021.
- Religious restrictions on reproductive care: Wisconsin patient perspectives. Kramer, 2021.
- Wisconsin Family Planning Only Services Program. Weill, 2019.
Peer-reviewed publications on “contraception in Wisconsin”
- Sterilization rates of pregnancy-capable people at a single institution in Wisconsin before and after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Phillips et al., Wisconsin Medical Journal, 2024.
- Exploring financial stress and resource deprivation as barriers to preferred contraceptive use in Wisconsin in 2021. Swan et al., Contraception, 2022.
- Expectations about availability of contraception and abortion at a hypothetical catholic hospital: Rural-urban disparities among Wisconsin women. Kramer et al., Contraception, 2021.
- Prevalence and experiences of Wisconsin women turned away from Catholic settings without receiving reproductive care. Kramer et al., Contraception, 2021.
- Provision of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives before and after Wisconsin Medicaid’s payment change. Kramer et al., Women’s Health Issues, 2021.
Legislation and policy
Research and topical briefs on “legislation and policy”
- Impact of recent changes to the Title X program in Wisconsin. Dyer et al., 2022.
- The potential impact of pharmacists prescribing hormonal contraceptives in Wisconsin. UW CORE, 2022.
- What would happen if reproductive healthcare providers were unable to participate in the Wisconsin Medicaid program? UW CORE, 2021.
Peer-reviewed publications on “legislation and policy”
- Thirty years of ‘strange bedmates’: The ICPD and the nexus of population control, feminism, and family planning. Senderowicz and Nandagiri, Population Studies, 2025.
- Changes in contraceptive method use, access, and experiences of care during a statewide contraceptive initiative. Kim et al., Contraception, 2025
- Sterilization rates of pregnancy-capable people at a single institution in Wisconsin before and after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Phillips et al., Wisconsin Medical Journal, 2024.
- Policy impacts on contraceptive access in the United States: a scoping review. Swan, Journal of Population Research, 2023.
- Wisconsin Family Planning Only Services Program. 2019.
Autonomy and coercion
Peer-reviewed publications on “autonomy and coercion”
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer+ patients’ preferences for contraceptive counseling and experiences of coercion in contraceptive care. Lands et al., 2025.
- Patient preferences or provider pressure? The relationship between coercive contraceptive care and preferred contraceptive use. Swan et al., Healthcare, 2025.
- The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being. Swan et al., Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2025.
- Healthcare provider-based contraceptive coercion: Understanding U.S. patient experiences and describing implications for measurement. Swan et al., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2024.
- Fertility has been framed: Why family planning is not a silver bullet for sustainable development. Senderowicz et al., Studies in Comparative International Development, 2023.
- Health care provider bias in the Appalachian region: The frequency and impact of contraceptive coercion. Swan et al., Health Services Research, 2023.
- Measuring contraceptive autonomy at two sites in Burkina Faso: A first attempt to measure a novel family planning indicator. Senderowicz et al., Studies in Family Planning, 2023.
- Pathways to reproductive autonomy: Using path analysis to predict family planning outcomes in the United States. Swan et al., Health and Social Care in the Community, 2022.
- Postpartum IUD program on contraceptive method choice in Tanzania results from a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial. Senderowicz et al., Health Policy and Planning, 2022.
- “She told me no, that you cannot change”: Understanding provider refusal to remove contraceptive implants. Senderowicz & Kolenda, SSM – Qualitative Research in Health, 2022.
- Contraceptive method denial as downward contraceptive coercion: A mixed-methods mystery client study in Western Kenya. Tumlinson et al., Contraception, 2022.
- Supply-side versus demand-side unmet need: Implications for family planning programs. Senderowicz and Maloney, Population and Development Review, 2022.
- Reproductive autonomy is nonnegotiable, even in the time of COVID‐19. Senderowicz and Higgins, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2020.
- Contraceptive autonomy: conceptions and measurement of a novel family planning indicator. Senderowicz, Studies in Family Planning, 2020.
- “I was obligated to accept:” A qualitative exploration of contraceptive coercion. Senderowicz, Social Science & Medicine, 2019.
Patient and provider experiences
Peer-reviewed publications in “patient and provider experience of contraception”
- Changes in contraceptive method use, access, and experiences of care during a statewide contraceptive initiative. Kim et al., Contraception, 2025
- Patient preferences or provider pressure? The relationship between coercive contraceptive care and preferred contraceptive use. Swan et al., Healthcare, 2025.
- The importance of patient-centered contraceptive care: Linking provider contraceptive coercion to patient psychological distress and mental well-being. Swan et al., Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2025.
- Contraception use and satisfaction among mothers with low income: Evidence from the Baby’s First Years study. Costanzo et al., Contraception, 2024.
- Prevalence of non-preferred family planning methods among reproductive-aged women in Burkina Faso: results from a cross-sectional, population-based study. Bullington et al., Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2023.
- Assessing the suitability of unmet need as a proxy for access to contraception and desire to use it. Senderowicz et al., Studies in Family Planning, 2023.
- Medicaid sterilization consent practices increase barriers to effective contraception. Harrison et al., Health Affairs, 2023.
- Postpartum IUD program on contraceptive method choice in Tanzania results from a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial. Senderowicz et al., Health Policy and Planning, 2022.
- Physician beliefs about contraceptive methods as abortifacients. Swan et al., American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022.
- A prospective analysis of the relationship between sexual acceptability and contraceptive satisfaction over time. Kramer et al., American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022.
- Supply-side versus demand-side unmet need: Implications for family planning programs. Senderowicz and Maloney, Population and Development Review, 2022.
- “I haven’t heard much about other methods:” Quality of care and person-centredness in a programme to promote the postpartum intrauterine device in Tanzania. Senderowicz et al., BMJ Global Health, 2021.
- Provision of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives before and after Wisconsin Medicaid’s payment change. Kramer et al., Women’s Health Issues, 2021.
- The need for accurate contraceptive awareness and advocacy among health care providers. Higgins et al., Health Affairs, 2021.
- Sexual functioning, satisfaction, and well-being among contraceptive users: a three-month assessment from the HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative. Higgins et al., The Journal of Sex Research, 2021.
- Beyond safety and efficacy: sexuality-related priorities and their associations with contraceptive method selection. Higgins et al., Contraception, 2020.
Other topics in contraception
Research and topical briefs on “other topics in contraception”
- Is Depo-Provera safe to use immediately after birth? Weill and Williamson, 2020.
- How does contraception work? Not through inducing abortion (long form). Cannon, 2020. (related summary)
Peer-reviewed publications in “other topics in contraception”
- Assessing the suitability of unmet need as a proxy for access to contraception and desire to use it. Senderowicz et al., Studies in Family Planning, 2023.