Karen Antell, M.D., MPH, FAAFP
Director of Maternity and Women’s Health Education ChristianaCare
- Wilmington DE
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Education
UIC School of Public Health
MPH
2005
West Suburban Center For Primary Care
Residency
1995
Yale University School of Medicine
M.D.
Medical School
1992
Links and Image Galleries
Media Appearances
Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty
The New York Times online
2018-12-18
Doctors and health officials in Delaware say they emphasize that patients can choose any contraceptive — or reject them all. “We’re never trying to twist anyone’s arm — never,” said Dr. Karen Antell, a family physician at Christiana Care Health System, who sees patients and helps train other physicians.
Delaware sees a drop in state’s high unplanned-pregnancy rate
Whyy.org online
2019-07-03
Karen Antell, a physician with Christiana Care Health System, said that prior to DelawareCan, to get an IUD a patient first had a consultation and then was required to return at another date for the insertion. Sometimes, patients would not return.
Selected Papers and Publications
Contraception Update: Sterilization
PubMedKaren Antell, Prium Deshmukh, Elizabeth J Brown
Female sterilization procedures include postpartum partial salpingectomy via cesarean or minilaparotomy incision, interval laparoscopic procedures, or hysteroscopic placement of microinserts. Rates of failure and serious complications are low and comparable among the various methods.
Contraception Update: Intrauterine Devices
PubMedKaren Antell, Prium Deshmukh, Elizabeth J Brown
Copper-containing and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUD) are long-acting, highly effective contraceptive methods. They can be used safely by nulliparous patients, adolescents, patients with history of ectopic pregnancy, and patients with risk factors for sexually transmitted infections or a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
External Service & Affiliations
- North American Menopause Society: Certified Menopause Practitioner
- Upstream.org: Clinician Trainer
