Birth Control

Intrauterine mepivacaine for IUD placement, the impact of abortion restrictions on medical training, pregnancy of unknown location and very early medication abortion, and navigating abortion misinformation

LNG-IUD and the risk of gynecologic and breast cancers, contraception and body weight, and preferred ways to get hormonal birth control.

Ongoing support for forgoing Rh testing in early pregnancy, medication abortion before six weeks, provider bias on contraceptive counseling adolescents, and local anesthesia before procedural abortion.

New study highlights how providers and parents can improve reproductive well-being with trusted information.

U.S. MEC and U.S. SPR, standard dosing of UPA EC for people of all body sizes, birth control information on TikTok, and safety of medication abortion without screening ultrasound.

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

Doctor-messengers are valuable communicators about abortion, impact of the shot on medication abortion efficacy, common misconceptions about IUDs, and precoital EC.

Factors that increase risk for deep or nonpalpable implant, 12-hour vs. 24-hour mifepristone-misoprostol interval, and two studies reinforcing the safety and efficacy of no-test medication abortion.