Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Mar 06
This presentation covers how clinics and clinicians can provide reproductive health care through telehealth and strategies to enhance patient-centeredness through virtual care. We encourage facilitators of this presentation to edit the contents as they see fit, depending on what seems most appropriate in your individual context.
Feb 28
Written by Angeline Ti Since mifepristone became available in the US, the regimen for a medication abortion has generally involved a dose of mifepristone followed by one or more doses of misoprostol. Following the decision from the Supreme Court in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization in the summer of 2022, the availability of mifepristone…
Feb 21
Written by Liza Brecher Contraception for people with disabilities, including physical and cognitive disabilities, is similar to contraception for people without disabilities. Clinicians should discuss patient’s goals for pregnancy, parenting, and overall health to identify the contraceptive method that works best for each person. Most patients with disabilities are able to provide informed consent. Avoid…
Feb 09
A brief video of our guide that can be used to train support staff on answering phone calls from patients undergoing a medication abortion. Closed captioning is available.
Feb 08
These organizations all host websites with protocols for providing medication abortion using misoprostol.
Jan 31
Written by Supraja Rachuri Early pregnancy loss (EPL) occurs in 10% of clinically recognized pregnancies, making it an issue commonly encountered in reproductive health care. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) defines EPL as a nonviable, intrauterine pregnancy with either an empty gestational sac or a gestational sac containing an embryo or fetus…
Jan 25
This guide can be used to train support staff on answering phone calls from patients undergoing a medication abortion. It provides scripts and answers to common questions asked by patients and notes situations when staff should transfer patient calls to a clinician.
Jan 25
Key counseling points for teaching and providing medication abortion counseling.
Jan 17
Written by Samantha Hyacinth We are able to offer patients more options for emergency contraception (EC) than ever before. Now, those who have unprotected sex or a contraceptive failure can choose between 1.5 mg levonorgestrel, 30 mg ulipristal acetate (UPA), the copper IUD (Cu-IUD), and the 52 mg levonorgestrel IUD (LNG-IUD). Unfortunately, not all of…
Jan 13
This job aid by the National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning serves as a guide for clinicians performing physical examinations in sexual and reproductive health settings. In addition to defining trauma and trauma-informed care (TIC), this guide offers a roadmap to providing TIC before, during, and after a physical exam with action steps and sample phrases. A self-assessment checklist is available at the end of this guide.