Birth Control Shot

Answers for health care providers about birth control options after abortion

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

Zinc supplements to help clear cervical HPV, unmet needs for reproductive health care in primary care settings, distance related barriers to abortion access, and more.

Benefits of increasing single-visit access to contraception, Black women’s experience with racism in reproductive health care in the U.S., the relationship between contraceptive satisfaction and sexual well-being, and more.

Pregnancy intentions and outcomes in transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive populations, PMS and PMDD treatment with OCPs, HPV vaccination in boys and men, increasing PreP awareness through more culturally competent materials, and more.

We talked to experts and reviewed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines on birth control for people with rheumatic diseases like lupus.

Pre-treatment with mifepristone for pain management in first-trimester surgical abortion care, high patient and provider satisfaction with telemedicine contraceptive counseling, an update to the CDC’s recommendation on self-administered DMPA-SC, and more.

A quick reference guide and resources for providers on prescribing and managing subcutaneous (SQ) administration of the birth control shot at home.