OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe: analysis of 1999–2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey	92
A pioneer of hormonal contraception: Joseph W. Goldzieher	50
Correction	47
Statement of Retraction [Post-placental intrauterine device insertion vs puerperal insertion in women undergoing caesarean delivery in Egypt: a 1 year randomised controlled trial]	28
The use of long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods (LAPMs) among women who have completed childbearing in Indonesia: does informed choice matter?	27
Investigating barriers to effective contraceptive use in Sub-Saharan Africa and addressing associated challenges	15
How often is oral contraception used for contraception? The need of benefit’s formalisation	15
The demand for family planning to limit childbearing satisfied with female permanent contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys	15
Migration and newborn screening: time to build on the European Asylum, Integration and Migration Fund?	13
Patient acceptability of intra-amniotic digoxin versus intracardiac lidocaine for inducing foetal demise prior to second trimester medical abortion: a prospective cohort	13
The prolonged-release oral formulations: a new era in hormonal contraception technology?	13
Prospective controlled cohort study on the safety of a monophasic oral contraceptive containing nomegestrol acetate (2.5mg) and 17β-oestradiol (1.5mg) (PRO-E2 study): risk of venous and arterial throm	12
Perception of oral contraception – do women think differently from gynaecologists?	11
The far-reaching impact of abortion bans: reproductive care and beyond	11
Labour induction for termination of pregnancy with severe fetal anomalies after 24 weeks’ gestation: a case series and systematic review of the literature	11
Contraceptive switch and abandonment among women using the pill, condoms and injectables in Brazil	10
Combination of mifepristone and misoprostol vs misoprostol monotherapy for treatment of second-trimester pregnancy loss	10
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on voluntary terminations of pregnancy in an Italian metropolitan area	9
Intervening factors in health care professionals’ attitudes and behaviours towards comprehensive abortion care in the workplace: a comparative case study of Tanzania and Ethiopia	9
Factors affecting age at menopause and their relationship with ovarian reserve: a comprehensive review	9
Sexual health knowledge and influencing factors among health science students at a state university in Turkey	8
Women’s decision-making related to induced abortion – a cross sectional study during a period of Covid-19 pandemic, in Sweden	8
Knowledge of contraceptive methods among deaf women: a qualitative study	8
The preferences of women in Australia for the features of long-acting reversible contraception: results of a discrete choice experiment	7
Statement of Retraction [Can Porphyromonas gingivalis be a novel aetiology for recurrent miscarriage?]	7

Sequential treatment with relugolix combination therapy in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids that were inadequately managed with 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system: the first report	7
Evaluating the fidelity of AI-generated information on long-acting reversible contraceptive methods	7
Clinical and histopathological correlations in symptomatic patients with salpingectomy for Essure ^® implant removal: a cross-sectional study	6
Conservative management of a viable cervical ectopic pregnancy with systemic and multiple local methotrexate injections. A case report	6
“Better late than never but never late is better”, especially in young women. A multicenter Italian study on diagnostic delay for symptomatic endometriosis	6
Improvement of laboratory markers of anaemia in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding with a 19.5-mg intrauterine device: a pilot study	6
The criminalisation of women’s healthcare in the post-Dobbs era: an analysis of the anti-abortion trigger law statutes	6
Statement of Retraction [Ultrasound-guided versus uterine sound-sparing approach during copper intrauterine device insertion: a randomised clinical trial]	6
Experiences and impacts of side effects among contraceptive users in the UK: exploring individual narratives of contraceptive side effects	5
Use of etonogestrel subcutaneous implant in Sardinia, Italy: women’s compliance and satisfaction	5
The pre- Roe legal framework: a dissecting study of the evolution of abortion laws and their socio-legal implications	5
Messaging and access strategies for improving emergency contraceptive knowledge and uptake among Italians	5
Narratives of men and women from the southeastern region of Brazil on some aspects of sexual and reproductive health, sexual life and contraception: a qualitative study	5
Statement of Retraction: “Correlation between uterine artery Doppler indices and menstrual irregularities among levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users	5
The love-shaper: role of the foetus in modulating mother-child attachment through stem cell migration to the maternal brain	5
Retraction Notice	5
Pharmacist recommendations for emergency contraception in Belgium: a simulated user study	5
Does change in the shape of intrauterine contraceptive device Cu 375 and Cu T 380A affect the expulsion after post-partum insertion – a prospective randomized control trial	5
Abortion: legislation and statistics in Europe	5
Increasing access to immediate postpartum contraceptive implants: a prospective clinical trial among patients with opioid use disorder	5
We don´t have elements to scare women who use oral contraceptives based on nomegestrol or chlormadinone about the risk of meningioma. Let's be careful and honest!	4
Assessing the impact of hormonal contraceptive use on menstrual health among women of reproductive age – a systematic review	4
Ulipristal acetate for medical abortion: did we really need to create a ‘monster’?	4
Acceptance rate of post-placental plac ement of intrauterine devices during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic	4
Retraction	4
A pilot randomised study to compare sub-lingual and vaginal routes of low-dose misoprostol following two sequential doses of mifepristone for second-trimester medical abortion	4
Access to abortion in a cross-border region in the Eastern Pyrenees: the case of Hospital de Cerdanya, between Spanish and French legislation	4
The impact of using the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device on the incidence of acne in adolescents and young women	4
Correlation of sexual desire with sexual hormone binding globulin and free androgen index in women using combined contraceptives	4
Clinical improvement after Essure® devices removal: a systematic review	4
Impact of abortion bans on pregnancies with severe life-limiting foetal anomalies in the United States: a cost-effectiveness analysis	4
Women's perspectives on impact on the post menopause of use of the 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device during the menopausal transition	4
Overnight pain and opioid use after osmotic cervical dilator placement for second trimester dilation and evacuation	4
Knowledge, professional attitudes, and training among health professionals regarding male contraceptive methods	3
Is women’s sexual function impaired by an abnormal pap smear?	3
Contraception among HIV-positive women in Latvia- knowledge, experience and factors influencing the choice	3
The role of combined oral contraceptives containing norgestimate for acne vulgaris treatment: a review	3
A study of opinions about the Polish constitutional tribunal’s judgement strengthening Polish abortion laws	3
Detection of ectopic pregnancy and serum beta hCG levels in women undergoing very early medical abortion: a retrospective cohort study	3
Usage of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (postpartum-IUD) after an increase in the institutional delivery rate in India: time to re-visit the effect of timing of counselling on its accept	3
Legal abortion requests and outcomes for women when the law is restrictive – experience from a referral centre in south-eastern Brazil	3
From request to dispensation: how adolescent and young adult females experience access to emergency contraception in pharmacies	3
High-intensity focussed ultrasound and hysteroscopy endo-operative system cold device procedures for treating >4cm diameter FIGO Type 2 uterine myoma and ensuring successful pregnancy	3
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of health care providers regarding the recommendation and use of long-acting reversible contraceptive devices for adolescent patients	3
Menstrual cycle abnormalities in women: characteristics, perceptions, and health-seeking behaviours	3
Can transvaginal cervical length and cervical strain elastography predict mid-trimester medical induction to abortion intervals?	3
Expression of Concern	3
Views, attitudes and experiences of South Asian women concerning sexual health services in the UK: a qualitative study	3
Correction	3
Intrauterine devices and gynaecological malignancies - an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	3

Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate impact on mifepristone action during medication abortion	3
‘Do I want children later in life?’ Reproductive intentions of 1700 adolescents	3
Onset and recovery from depressive mood changes on progestin treatment - a case series reporting the course and type of depressive symptoms in progestin users with different histories and risks	3
The role of progestin subdermal implant in the management of adenomyosis: a systematic review	2
A new progestin-only pill (POP): the impact of drospirenone-only pill 4 mg 24 + 4 on coagulation markers and bleeding patterns	2
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and the potential risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Cost-effectiveness analysis of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) 52 mg versus other long-acting reversible contraceptives for contraception in Spain	2
Perspectives of health care providers regarding the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system	2
Impact of a post-partum family planning intervention on contraception and fertility in Tanzania: two-year follow-up of a cluster-randomised controlled trial	2
Characteristics, determinants of decision-making process and experience of French men undergoing vasectomy: a cross-sectional multicentric study	2
Bleeding patterns of women with heavy menstrual bleeding or dysmenorrhoea using the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: results from a real-world observational study in Japan (J-MIRAI)	2
Multiple induced abortions – implications for counselling and contraceptive services from a multi-centre cross-sectional study in Sweden	2
Impact of Covid-lockdown on abortion management at a family planning in Brussels	2
Performance of a handheld point of care ultrasonography to assess IUD position compared to conventional transvaginal ultrasonography	2
Real-world satisfaction and menstrual bleeding pattern with available LNG-IUD among Spanish young women	2
Editors’ response	2
Statement of Retraction [Current contraceptive trends among married Egyptian women: a cross-sectional survey]	2
Interference with and abuses of sexual and reproductive health and rights: a new proposal for classification and terminology	2
Evaluation of the impact of humor used in contraception education on the attitudes of university students towards contraceptive methods	2
Use of contraception and attitudes towards contraceptive use in Swedish women: an internet-based nationwide survey	2
Influence of oral contraceptive phase on cardiorespiratory response to exercise in endurance-trained athletes	2
Conservative management of enhanced myometrial vascularity (EMV) after a first trimester miscarriage or termination of pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study	2
Oral hormonal therapy as treatment option for abnormal uterine bleeding	2
Authors response to article retraction	2
Medical termination of pregnancy: people’s expectations and experiences in the Netherlands	2
Exploring male perceptions regarding the need to engage in preconception care – a mixed-method study amongst Dutch (prospective) fathers	2
The use and access to contraception in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic period	2
Barriers and facilitators for providing pain control during intrauterine device insertion: a multi-center physician survey	2
Discontinuation of long-acting reversible contraception: a retrospective Dutch study in general practice	2
The March 2021 Italian constitutional court ruling on surrogacy: a prelude to common European legislation for the sake of reproductive health?	2
The safety of misoprostol alone use for second-trimester termination of pregnancy in women with previous caesarean deliveries	1
Trend natural family planning – an online survey to assess attitudes towards NFP among German-speaking women	1
Associations between health-risk behaviours and non-condom use among 28,620 Danish students: a cross-sectional study	1
Effect of ulipristal acetate on gene expression profile in endometrial cells in culture and in vivo upon post-ovulatory administration in fertile women	1
Safety and accuracy of dating unwanted pregnancies and detecting ectopic pregnancy with the RCOG decision aid without routine ultrasound – a retrospective analysis form a large abortion service	1
Telemedicine contraceptive counselling through WhatsApp in South African abortion care: a mixed-methods acceptability study	1
A novel estetrol-containing combined oral contraceptive: European expert panel review	1
Statement of Retraction [Lidocaine gel vs lidocaine spray in reducing pain during insertion of the intrauterine contraceptive device]	1
Combined oral contraceptive prescription patterns for therapeutic purposes: results from a subanalysis of the multinational PRO-E2 study	1
Statement of Retraction: “Risk of bacterial vaginosis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Candida albicans infection among new users of combined hormonal contraception vs LNG-IUS”	1
Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of pregnant women with unplanned pregnancy residing in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study	1
Evaluation of knowledge and practice of hymenoplasty among Egyptian gynaecologists: a cross-sectional study	1
The drospirenone (DRSP)-only pill: clinical implications in the daily use	1
Oestrogens in oral contraception: considerations for tailoring prescription to women’s needs	1
Confronting the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in women of reproductive age. Alarm for an imminent oncologic epidemic	1
Rejecting the contraceptive pill. Times are changing faster than physicians’ minds: Gen Z’s pledge to be listened to	1
Expulsion and continuation rates of the 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system in adolescents and adult women	1
Prevention of nodules and enhancement of antibody response to genetically engineered recombinant vaccine against Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) for contraception	1
Satisfaction and continuation with LNG-IUS 12: findings from the real-world kyleena^® satisfaction study	1
Minimally invasive transurethral holmium laser surgery for the management of an IUD with bladder migration	1
Feasibility and acceptability of outpatient medical induction at 13-18 weeks’ gestation in public sector hospitals in Nepal: a prospective cohort study	1
Response to “The evolution of abortion laws: socio-legal insights from the Pre- Roe era and their impact on reproductive health”	1
Keeping you posted: analysis of fertility-related social media posts after introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine	1
BRCA mutation carriers’ perception about benefits and risks associated with combined hormonal contraceptives use	1
Statement of Retraction [Self-administrated vaginal 2% lidocaine in-situ gel for pain relief during copper intrauterine device insertion in women with previous caesarean delivery only: a randomised, d	1
Migration of etonogestrel subcutaneous contraceptive implants: systematic review and recommendations for practice	1
Discontinuation of hormonal contraception due to changes in mood and decreases in sexual desire: the role of adverse childhood experiences	1
Factors influencing contraception choice and use globally: a synthesis of systematic reviews	1
Statement of Retraction [Different analgesics prior to intrauterine device insertion: is there any evidence of efficacy?]	1
Sexual behaviour, contraceptive use, and family planning intentions: 30 years of repeated cross-sectional surveys	1
The use of a pill containing ethinylestradiol-norgestimate improves female sexuality despite the decrease in circulating androgens: a pilot study	1