Provider Tools

What providers need to know about taking transgender-inclusive sexual health histories.

We can only listen when we create a space for the patient to speak. Listening can be augmented through open-ended questions. During a period of listening, consider opting for one open-ended question in lieu of a series of closed-ended questions.

Expanding pain management offerings for IUD placements.

A 19-year-old patient (she/they) comes in for STI testing since they recently started seeing someone new. After reviewing their sexual history and ordering appropriate testing, the provider checks in about how their birth control pills are working for them–the chart indicates they’ve been on a combined oral contraceptive for about a year. They reply, “Oh. I stopped taking them a couple of months ago–I heard it's good to take a break once in a while.”   They don’t report side effects and share that the decision was driven by things they kept seeing online. They are not interested in having kids anytime soon.

DMPA on TikTok, OTC pill sales, Misoprostol & IUD placements, Telehealth abortion & TGD populations, Abortion restrictions & infant mortality

Contraceptive knowledge gaps, Adolescent awareness of OTC contraception, DMPA and meningioma risk, Implicit bias in contraception counseling, PrEP & STI Risk

Patients are seeing misinformation and disinformation online; here’s how to spot the difference and respond with clarity.