Permanent Sterilization

Intrauterine mepivacaine for IUD placement, the impact of abortion restrictions on medical training, pregnancy of unknown location and very early medication abortion, and navigating abortion misinformation

A patient-centered decision aid for tubal sterilization counseling, IUD self-removal experiences, and counseling about pain and medication abortion.

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.

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

A series highlighting the lived experiences of getting sexual and reproductive health care.

Novel ulipristal-releasing copper IUD, internal medicine physicians’ provision of medication abortion in a primary care setting, analysis of contraceptive decision aids for adolescents and young adults, and more.

The importance of patient-centered contraceptive counseling, expedited scheduling of interval tubal ligation as a way to improve access to sterilization, a study of barriers to IUD access for adolescent patients, and more.

Here’s what we can all do to break the cycle.