Over-the-counter (OTC) Birth Control

Cancer and contraception, menstrual cups and IUD displacement, vaginal microbiome and contraceptives, OTC birth control knowledge gaps, early medication abortion follow-up

Clinical guidance on early pregnancy loss and SMA, safety of outpatient abortion for people with higher body weights, and how to document first-trimester ultrasound findings.

LNG-IUD and the risk of gynecologic and breast cancers, contraception and body weight, and preferred ways to get hormonal birth control.

How health care providers can support improved access to this important birth control method.

Patient characteristics of IUD placement under sedation, two studies on EC efficacy, substance use and anxiety among patients seeking an abortion, and genital herpes prevalence.

OTC birth control pill self-selection, adherence, and interest; IUD expulsion risks; and IUD and implant side effects.

Talk to your patients about the new OTC birth control pill with answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Highlighting one notable research article from each Research Roundup in 2023.