Pain Management

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

Pain management during procedural abortion, serum etonogestrel levels not associated with mood changes during implant use, and clinical considerations when patients are traveling for abortion care.

Pain management in abortion care, risk of Rh sensitization with abortion before 12 weeks’ gestation, and contraception information on TikTok.

What providers need to know for counseling patients and managing their pain during IUD insertion.

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.

Support for safety and efficacy of self-managed misoprostol-only medication abortion, medication abortion information on TikTok, and the impact of the shot and IUDs on vaginal flora.

A systemic review of “no-test” medication abortion, using an allis clamp during IUD placement, a trial of gabapentin for pain management during second-trimester abortions, and at-home urine pregnancy testing for follow-up of immediate management of an undesired pregnancy of unknown location.

#IUD on TikTok, factors associated with pain during medication abortion, continuation rates of IUDs placed as EC at one year, and racial differences in birth control method provision for adolescents.