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

Effective emergency contraception for individuals with obesity, the need for a reproductive justice lens in contraceptive counseling, a new treatment for bacterial vaginosis, and more.

A new lower dose estrogen patch is now available!

In-clinic vs pharmacy provision of medication abortion, cost barriers to contraceptive access among community college students, opportunities for PrEP counseling for adolescent and young adults, and more.

Importance of trans-inclusive clinics and accessible education on evidence-based self-managed abortion techniques for gender-expansive individuals, an update to the CDC’s treatment guidelines for gonococcal infection, the effects of stigma and barriers to access on abortion method preference, and more.

Benefits of self-administered DMPA injections, an analysis of prophylactic pain management in medication abortion care, a need for ongoing education for providers on clinical indications for pelvic exams, the potential use of mifepristone as emergency contraception, and more.

An analysis of the use of verbal anesthesia vs. oral tramadol for pain management in IUD placement, potential effectiveness of DMPA as a self-bridging emergency contraceptive, the importance of access to PrEP among people at risk of HIV infection through receptive vaginal intercourse, and more.

What you need to know about the current research and how to talk to patients.