Weight Gain

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

Ongoing support for forgoing Rh testing in early pregnancy, medication abortion before six weeks, provider bias on contraceptive counseling adolescents, and local anesthesia before procedural abortion.

Factors that increase risk for deep or nonpalpable implant, 12-hour vs. 24-hour mifepristone-misoprostol interval, and two studies reinforcing the safety and efficacy of no-test medication abortion.

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

Usage of combined oral contraceptives to manage PMS and PMDD symptoms, surgical abortion pain management for patients with opioid use disorder, risks associated with post-placental IUD placement, 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.

Identify barriers to birth control and how you can help patients overcome them.

COCs or POPs? Here are some things to consider when helping a patient pick a pill.