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Contraceptive Pearl: Starting Hormonal Contraception After Emergency Contraception

There are more and more options for emergency contraception (EC) available for patients. Not only do we have levonorgestrel (LNG) 1.5mg pills, ulipristal acetate 30mg pills, and the copper IUD (Cu-IUD), recent studies have shown that the 52mg progestin IUD can be used for EC up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse. While it’s great…

Legal Round Up: What a Year! 

Legal Round Up: What a Year!  2021 is on track to be the worst legislative session for abortion restrictions in decades. Since January, 549 abortion restriction bills have been introduced in 47 states, and 69 of them have been enacted.  Worst of all, in May the Supreme Court announced it would hear Dobbs v. Jackson…

Using Science and Evidence to Push FDA to Review Mifepristone REMS

Using Science and Evidence to Push FDA to Review Mifepristone REMS Mifepristone with misoprostol is a safe, effective way to provide abortion and early pregnancy loss (EPL) care. Yet, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heavily and unnecessarily regulates mifepristone under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). These restrictions limit where and who…

July 2021

Using Science and Evidence to Push FDA to Review Mifepristone REMS Mifepristone with misoprostol is a safe, effective way to provide abortion and early pregnancy loss (EPL) care. Yet, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heavily and unnecessarily regulates mifepristone under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). These restrictions limit where and who…

Our Team is Growing!

  Our Team is Growing!     The RHAP team keeps on growing! Meet our new Program Coordinator and Development Intern, Brandy and Piper!   Brandy Bautista, Program Coordinator  Brandy (she/her) joined us at the end of May as our Program Coordinator. Brandy graduated from California State University with a BA in Women and Gender Studies and has…

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