Shawn E. Gurtcheff
University of Utah
21 Papers
200 Citations
Shawn E. Gurtcheff is an academic researcher from University of Utah. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intrauterine device & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 21 publications.
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Papers
Lactogenesis after early postpartum use of the contraceptive implant: a randomized controlled trial.
Shawn E. Gurtcheff,David K. Turok,Greg Stoddard,Patricia Aikins Murphy,Mark Gibson,Kirtly Parker Jones +5 more
TL;DR: Breastfeeding outcomes were similar in women who underwent early compared with standard postpartum insertion of the etonogestrel implant, and use of formula supplementation was not significantly different between the groups.
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Introduction to the MAUDE database.
TL;DR: The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database represents a reporting system mandated by the Food and Drug Administration for postmarket surveillance that includes all reported events in which medical devices may have malfunctioned or caused a death or serious injury.
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Complications associated with global endometrial ablation: the utility of the MAUDE database
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the number and type of complications associated with global endometrial ablation using public-access governmental databanks, including MEDLINE (PubMed) and the US Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) databases.
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A survey of women obtaining emergency contraception: Are they interested in using the copper IUD?
David K. Turok,Shawn E. Gurtcheff,Erin Handley,Sara E. Simonsen,Christina Sok,Riana North,Caren J. Frost,Patricia Aikins Murphy +7 more
TL;DR: While one third of EC users surveyed at family planning clinics were interested in a long-term, highly effective method of contraception, only a small portion of all EC users may be interested in the copper IUD for EC.
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Emergency contraception with a copper IUD or oral levonorgestrel: an observational study of 1-year pregnancy rates
David K. Turok,Janet C. Jacobson,Amna I. Dermish,Sara E. Simonsen,Shawn E. Gurtcheff,Molly McFadden,Patricia Aikins Murphy +6 more
TL;DR: One year after presenting for EC, women choosing the copper IUD for EC were half as likely to have a pregnancy compared to those choosing oral LNG, a multivariable logistic regression model demonstrates.
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