Birth Control Initiation

What providers need to know when counseling patients about their birth control options and achieving their lactation goals

Answers for health care providers about prescribing extended contraception supplies.

When providers need to recommend a backup method after starting a new method, and when you don’t.

A new lower dose estrogen patch is now available!

Comparable effectiveness of Levonorgestrel and copper IUDs as emergency contraception, use of the Natural Cycles app for fertility awareness contraceptive method, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as highly effective pain management in medication abortion care, and more.

The benefit of ultrasound guidance in IUD placement for patients with retroverted uteri, a demonstrated need for trauma-informed care in sexually-transmitted disease clinics, demand among abortion patients for more autonomous care options, and more.

However, too many people lack information on how to use it.

Identify barriers to birth control and how you can help patients overcome them.