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Jul 16

Toolkit For Integrating Medication Abortion in Primary Care

Clinicians, advocates, and health systems can utilize this toolkit when integrating medication abortion care into their practices. It covers building buy-in, administrative and operational logistics, how to prepare staff, clinical workflow and patient education, navigating federal restrictions on abortion, and sustainability. Each chapter contains links to resources and a worksheet that can be completed to help…

Jul 15

Tobacco Use in Pregnancy and Preconception

Written by Sondos Kasab, Pharm.D. candidate and Regina Ginzburg, Pharm.D., CDCES, BC-ADM Tobacco use can interfere with fertility.1,2 In people with testes, tobacco use can lead to sperm defects. In people with uteruses, tobacco smoke leads to increased testosterone and decreased estradiol and progesterone levels. This hormonal imbalance decreases the ovarian reserve and disrupts ovulation.2…