Anxiety

Review of evidence-based, person-centered strategies for improving patient comfort during IUD placements, from paracervical blocks to non-medication supports

Patient characteristics of IUD placement under sedation, two studies on EC efficacy, substance use and anxiety among patients seeking an abortion, and genital herpes prevalence.

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.

#IUD on TikTok, factors associated with pain during medication abortion, continuation rates of IUDs placed as EC at one year, and racial differences in birth control method provision for adolescents.

Improved patient satisfaction with the implementation of One Key Question in primary care and OB/GYN care settings, increasing access to STI screening for adolescents and young adults, the need to improve contraceptive care for patients with a history of intimate partner violence, and more.