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Birth Control

Evidence-based resources on contraceptive methods, guidelines, and best practices

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How to answer FAQs about the difference between emergency contraception and the abortion pill

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Clinical scenario: Emergency contraception (EC) for transgender or gender nonbinary (TGNB) patients

A 19 year-old patient (he/him) comes to your emergency department in the early morning. He is seeking HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following unprotected sex with a male partner the night before. During intake, he discloses that he is transgender and was assigned female at birth (AFAB). He is amenorrheic as a result of testosterone use for gender-affirming hormone therapy. At your facility, cisgender women seeking PEP are also offered EC.
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2024 Updates to the U.S. SPR and U.S. MEC

New and updated guidance on the initiation and management of contraception, including pain management options for IUD placement, support for DMPA-SQ, and new conditions and methods added.
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Health care providers and access to EC

How health care providers can support improved access to this important birth control method.
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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.
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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.
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Talking about EC

Dispelling misinformation about EC with your patients.
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Backing up a new birth control method

When providers need to recommend a backup method after starting a new method, and when you don’t.
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