Mar 21
Elena’s Aspiration Abortion Zine
Elena’s Aspiration Abortion is a zine that walks through one person’s experience with abortion options counseling and having a manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) in primary care, with their usual clinician.
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Mar 09
Mifepristone Medication Guide
Here you can link to the required medication guide that clinicians need to use when providing medication abortion using mifepristone.
Feb 15
Contraceptive Pearl: Vasectomy Reversal
Written by Deyang Nyandak, MD. Vasectomy is a safe and effective permanent birth control method. Six to eight percent of married couples in the world rely on this method¹. Compared to vasectomy, tubal ligation has 20 times the risk of major complications and three times the cost². Some patients regret vasectomy and wish to conceive. People…
Feb 01
Protocol for Medication Abortion Using Methotrexate and Misoprostol
IBIS Reproductive Health website contains detailed clinical protocols for providing medication abortion using methotrexate and misoprostol.
Jan 20
LARC: Advanced
This presentation helps audiences anticipate and manage difficulties with LARC insertion and removals.
Jan 18
Contraceptive Pearl: Special Considerations for People with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Written by Sheila Attaie, D.O. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a treatable chronic illness. People with SUD have higher rates of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, and mortality related to pregnancy; and lower rates of contraceptive use¹. People with SUD face profound stigma, barriers to care, and even criminalization when interfacing with the medical industrial complex.…
Dec 21
Contraceptive Pearl: Does Your Patient Need Backup Contraception After Progestin IUD Placement?
Written by Hannah Rosenfield, M.D. In the past, we suggested backup contraception for 1 week after insertion of a progestin IUD. Is this still necessary? A recent study examined one-month pregnancy rates among individuals who had an IUD placed as emergency contraception and reported intercourse within 7 days post-placement. This analysis included 268 participants who…
Nov 16
Contraceptive Pearl: Birth Control Patches
Updated November 29th, 2022 The three birth control patches available in the US deliver estrogen and progestin transdermally. Some people find a once-weekly patch easier to remember than a daily pill. The newest patch, Twirla, contains lower doses of hormones: Brand Name Estrogen Progestin Xulane 35 mcg 150 mcg norelgestromin Zafemy 35 mcg 150 mcg norelgestromin Twirla 30 mcg…
Oct 25
Reproductive Health Procedures Equipment and Supplies Lists
These documents list equipment and supplies needed for common gynecological procedures including: manual vacuum aspiration, IUD insertion and removal, progestin implant insertion and removal, and endometrial biopsy.
Oct 25
IUD Insertion and Removal Equipment and Supplies List
This resource lists equipment and supplies needed for IUD insertion and removal.