Contraceptive Counseling

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.

Ketamine versus fentanyl for pain management during abortion procedures, three studies supporting telehealth, evidence that people can correctly and consistently use progestin-only pills, and more.

Management of retained products of conception and a comparison of buccal and vaginal misoprostol for medication abortion, contraceptive values and preferences of adolescents and young adults, and more.

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.

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.