Provider Views on Sexual and Reproductive Health for Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Sickle Cell Disease

Maayan Leroy-Melamed, MD, MPH¹; Seethal Jacob, MD, MS, FAAP^1,2; Marcia L. Shew, MD, MPH¹; Traci M Kazmerski, MD, MS^{3, 4}

¹Indiana University School of Medicine,²Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research, Indiana University, ³UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, ⁴ Center for Women’s Health Research and Innovation, University of Pittsburgh

Corresponding author:

Maayan Leroy-Melamed, MD

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Indianapolis, IN 46205

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Maayan.melamedmd@gmail.com

Word Count

Abstract: 249

Main Text: 2885

Includes 2 tables.

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Running title: Sickle Cell Disease Providers on Reproductive Health

Keywords: Sickle Cell Anemia, Sexual Health, Reproductive Health, Health Personnel

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