Abortion Care

A patient-centered decision aid for tubal sterilization counseling, IUD self-removal experiences, and counseling about pain and medication abortion.

Answers for health care providers about birth control options after abortion

Abortion information on TikTok, doxy-PEP effectiveness in cis-gendered women; new data on UPA-EC and implant insertion; and a survey of pain with IUD insertion.

Young people’s concerns about birth control and fertility, expanding EPT and PrEP in the ED, spike in EC demand around the New Year, and abortion decision making.

Pain management during procedural abortion, serum etonogestrel levels not associated with mood changes during implant use, and clinical considerations when patients are traveling for abortion care.

Patients' preferences for contraceptive educational materials, management of missing IUD strings and migrated IUDs, and providers’ perspectives on how to improve contraceptive counseling.

COX-2 inhibitor demonstrates potential in increasing efficacy of OTC LNG-EC pills; updated systematic review and meta-analysis supporting the effectiveness and safety of misoprostol-alone for medication abortion; support needs of adolescents and young adult abortion seekers; and more!

Continued support for misoprostol-only regimens for medication abortion and self-managed abortion between nine and 16 weeks gestation, the use of home pregnancy tests for follow-up care after a telehealth medication abortion, where adolescents and young adults go online to get abortion information, and disparities in recommended retesting for women with trichomonas vaginalis infections.