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What providers need to know about Opill—the first over-the-counter birth control pill

Talk to your patients about the new OTC birth control pill with answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

14 days ago
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What is patient-centered contraceptive counseling?

What providers need to know about patient-centered contraceptive counseling and how to put it into practice.

2 months ago
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Sexual and reproductive health care for people living with substance use disorders

Unique challenges to accessing and opportunities for improved integration of sexual and reproductive health care.

4 months ago
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Trauma-informed care is respectful care

A practical guide for providers to provide trauma-informed physical examinations.

6 months ago
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How to answer your patients’ FAQs about OTC birth control pills

What providers need to know to answer patients' questions about OTC birth control pills.

8 months ago
RESEARCH ROUNDUP
Research roundup: February 2024 edition

Abortion information on TikTok, doxy-PEP effectiveness in cis-gendered women; new data on UPA-EC and implant insertion; and a survey of pain with IUD insertion.

19 days ago
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Research roundup: 2023 highlights

Highlighting one notable research article from each Research Roundup in 2023.

3 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: October 2023 edition

Pain management in abortion care, risk of Rh sensitization with abortion before 12 weeks’ gestation, contraception information on TikTok, and more.

5 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: August 2023 edition

COX-2 inhibitor demonstrates potential in increasing efficacy of OTC LNG-EC pills; updated systematic review and meta-analysis supporting the effectiveness and safety of misoprostol-alone for medication abortion; support needs of adolescents and young adult abortion seekers; and more!

7 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: June 2023 edition

Men’s willingness to use novel birth control, characteristics of patients seeking telehealth medication abortion care, mifepristone as a potential treatment for adenomyosis, and the impact of the pill on adolescent bone health.

9 months ago
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Does body weight change the effectiveness of birth control?

Taking a patient-centered approach to talking about body weight and birth control effectiveness.

about 1 month ago
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Can EC pills be used multiple times in the same cycle?

Answers for providers to the most frequently asked questions about repeated EC doses.

3 months ago
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Pharmacists and mifepristone

Answers for pharmacists (and other providers) about the current status of getting mifepristone at a pharmacy.

5 months ago
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Talking about OTC EC’s new label

What providers need to know about the December 2022 updates to levonorgestrel emergency contraception (LNG-EC) labeling.

7 months ago
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Five things you can do right now to support abortion access

Providers are a critical link for abortion seekers.

9 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: January 2024 edition

Young people’s concerns about birth control and fertility, expanding EPT and PrEP in the ED, spike in EC demand around the New Year, and abortion decision making.

about 2 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: November 2023 edition

Pain management during procedural abortion, serum etonogestrel levels not associated with mood changes during implant use, and clinical considerations when patients are traveling for abortion care.

4 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: September 2023 edition

Patients' preferences for contraceptive educational materials, management of missing IUD strings and migrated IUDs, and providers’ perspectives on how to improve contraceptive counseling.

6 months ago
Research Roundup
Research roundup: July 2023 edition

Continued support for misoprostol-only regimens for medication abortion and self-managed abortion between nine and 16 weeks gestation, the use of home pregnancy tests for follow-up care after a telehealth medication abortion, where adolescents and young adults go online to get abortion information, and disparities in recommended retesting for women with trichomonas vaginalis infections.

8 months ago
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Managing IUD insertion pain

What providers need to know for counseling patients and managing their pain during IUD insertion.

10 months ago

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