Birth Control

A 24-year-old (she/they) presents to your health center requesting an IUD. They filled out her intake form online and noted they are "nervous about procedures." As you are sounding their uterus, they say they feel "kind of weird." You ask for more detail, and they report they are a little sweaty and like they need to go to the bathroom. The medical assistant notes that their face has “gone pale.”

What providers need to know about the updated Nexplanon label and new certification requirements

How to get certified now so you’re ready when Miudella reaches clinics in late 2026

Patient decision-making around LARC extended use, contraceptive progestogens and meningioma risk, adolescent contraceptive decision-making, residual LNG in the 52mg IUD beyond 8 years

New research on Nexplanon bleeding patterns, contraceptive decision aid quality, TikTok and tubal ligation, post-Dobbs abortion safety beliefs, gender-affirming care gaps, and more.

PCOS renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, updated ACOG cervical cancer screening guidelines, doxy-PEP losing effectiveness against gonorrhea

Stroke risk with CHC and triptan co-use, IUD self-removal patient perspectives and simulation, LMP dating accuracy in adolescents, intravaginal vitamin C for recurrent BV, sexual health concerns and contraceptive discontinuation, letrozole-misoprostol as mifepristone alternative, OB-GYN job satisfaction post-Dobbs

COCs vs POPs for heavy menstrual bleeding, five-year Miudella copper IUD data, VTE risk with body-identical estrogen COCs, OTC Opill self-screening, mood symptoms and progestin-only discontinuation, Dobbs and residency application trends