- Patient perspective: How to tell when it's time to switch providers
A new series highlighting the lived experiences of getting sexual and reproductive health care.
The first in a new series of patient perspectives on getting sexual and reproductive health care.
read the full article » - New survey from Power to Decide shows significant support for telehealth
However, too many people lack information on how to use it.
read the full article » - How to answer FAQs about getting birth control online
Straightforward answers to the most common questions Bedsider users have about getting birth control online.
Straightforward answers to the most common questions Bedsider users have about getting birth control online.
read the full article » - Research roundup: May 2020 edition
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
read the full article » - Getting sexual and reproductive health care online
What providers need to know about telehealth options for birth control, STI, abortion, and more.
What providers need to know about telehealth options for birth control, STI, abortion, and more.
read the full article » - Sexual health care for people experiencing homelessness
Additional barriers and unique challenges to accessing sexual and reproductive health care services.
Additional barriers and unique challenges to accessing sexual and reproductive health care services.
read the full article » - Telehealth research roundup
What the research shows about telehealth’s safety, acceptability, and ability to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care services.
What the research shows about telehealth’s safety, acceptability, and ability to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care services.
read the full article » - Research roundup: February 2020 edition
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
read the full article » - Does body weight change how effective EC is?
What you need to know about the current research and how to talk to patients.
What you need to know about the current research and how to talk to patients.
read the full article » - Research roundup: December 2019 edition
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
read the full article » - Access to birth control is about more than where you live
Identify barriers to birth control and how you can help patients overcome them.
Access to birth control is about more than where you live. Identify barriers to birth control and how you can help patients overcome them.
read the full article » - Research roundup: November 2019 edition
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
We’ve searched the journals and read the practice updates to round up this month’s top research and guidelines on birth control, sexual health, abortion, STIs, and more!
read the full article » - How to help people get the emergency contraception (EC) pills they need
Barriers to accessing EC pills exist, what are they and how can you help people get the EC pills they need.
Barriers to accessing EC pills still exist, what are they and how can you help people get the EC pills they need.
read the full article » - Why (and how) providers should get consent in the exam room
Using the principles of explicit consent to give patients better care
From the #metoo movement to reports of sexual assault being front and center on national television with the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, consent has been making the news headlines. Health care providers have an opportunity to provide a safe space to discuss enthusiastic consent in relationships and to model it in the exam room by obtaining explicit consent from our patients prior to performing intimate exams in the office. Consent is an important component of establishing a respectful and trusting relationship with your patient—one that improves satisfaction, adherence, and ultimately, outcomes.
read the full article » - Is LARC a silver bullet to end unplanned pregnancy?
Experts weigh in on how many women would use IUDs and implants in the absence of barriers.
What do experts think would really happen to national LARC use if all the barriers were removed? A team of researchers at University of California, San Francisco—including me—decided to ask.
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