Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 9, 2026

Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility
Published on: May 30, 2025
Influence of multiple antenatal counselling sessions on modern contraceptive uptake in Nigeria
Abiodun I Adanikin1, Uche Onwudiegwu, Olabisi M Loto
1* Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University , Ado-Ekiti , Nigeria.
Objective:
To determine the influence of multiple contraceptive counselling sessions during antenatal care on use of modern postpartum contraception.
Method:
A total of 216 eligible pregnant women were randomised into antenatal and postnatal counselling groups. The 'Antenatal group' received one-to-one antenatal contraceptive counselling on several occasions while the 'Postnatal group' received a single one-to-one contraceptive counselling session at the sixth week postnatal check, as is routinely practised. All participants were contacted six months postpartum by telephone or personal visit, and questioned about their contraceptive use, if any.
Results:
More women who had multiple antenatal contraceptive counselling sessions used modern contraceptive methods than those who had a single postnatal counselling session (57% vs. 35%; p = 0.002). There was also a significantly more frequent use of contraception among previously undecided patients in the Antenatal group (p = 0.014).
Conclusion:
Multiple antenatal contraceptive counselling sessions improve the use of modern postpartum contraception.
Related Concept Videos
Birth Control Methods
Intrauterine Drug Delivery Systems
Infertility in Females
Endometriosis, a condition characterized by abnormal growth of endometrial...
Bioavailability Study Design: Single Versus Multiple Dose Studies
Cross-Sectional Research
Hormonal Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle
At puberty, GnRH begins a pulsatile release pattern, which triggers the anterior pituitary gland to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). The frequency and amplitude of GnRH pulses vary across the menstrual cycle, with faster pulses favoring LH release and slower pulses favoring FSH release.