Contraceptive Counseling

Answers for providers to the most frequently asked questions about repeated EC doses.

Unique challenges to accessing and opportunities for improved integration of sexual and reproductive health 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!

What providers need to know to answer patients' questions about OTC birth control pills.

Men’s willingness to use novel birth control, characteristics of patients seeking telehealth medication abortion care, mifepristone as a potential treatment for adenomyosis, and the impact of the pill on adolescent bone health.

Perceived pain and sedation dosing during abortion procedures by demographics, PAPP-A as a novel screening for gestational age before medication abortion, patient experiences with progestin-only pills and attitudes towards OTC access.

Health care provider misconceptions about birth control as an abortifacient, a comprehension study of an over-the-counter combination birth control pill label, an updated Consensus from ACOG on menstrual suppression, and the effect of state-level abortion restrictions on early pregnancy loss management.