Sexual Function and Wellness: Balancing Birth Control to Meet Patient Goals

In this episode, host Heather L. Maurer, MA, CAE, joins Mia Neustein, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, MSCP, to navigate birth control options while balancing a patient’s sexual function and well-being. They discuss different birth control options, the stigmatization birth control has in relation to sexual wellness, misinformation surrounding birth control, the evidence behind method-related sexual side effects, and how to have open conversations to foster a shared decision-making model that meets the patient’s needs and goals.

This episode is sponsored by the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing’s Online Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program.

Show Notes:

NPWH is the professional community for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners, students, and other advanced practice registered nurses who provide women's and gender-related healthcare. We set a standard of excellence by generating, translating, and promoting the latest research and evidence-based clinical guidance, providing high-quality continuing education, and advocating for patients, providers, and the WHNP profession. Our mission includes protecting and promoting a woman and all individuals' rights to make their own choices regarding their health and well-being within the context of their lived experience and their personal, religious, cultural, and family beliefs.

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Mia Neustein, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, MSCP

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Resources:

The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)

The Reproductive Health Hotline (ReproHH)

H.E.R. Hub – Contraception Options

H.E.R. Hub – Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

NPWH Position Statement: “Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare”

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