Apr 08
Diaphragm User Guide
Explains the basics of how to use a diaphragm.
Blog
Mar 25
A Conversation About Contraception Zine
A Conversation About Contraception Zine follows a group of friends who attend a presentation on different birth control options held by their school’s health center. This evidence-based resource explains the many options of contraception that a person could consider.
Mar 16
IUD Self-Removal Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains the steps someone can take to remove their own IUD at home. The fact sheet includes helpful images.
Mar 16
Contraceptive Pearls: Progestin Contraceptives and Ulipristal to Treat Uterine Fibroids
Do progestin contraceptives help control the symptoms of fibroids? A recently updated Cochrane review addressed this question. The review examined four studies of 221 premenopausal patients with symptomatic fibroids. The results were inconclusive, with uncertainty about progestins’ effects on uterine bleeding and fibroid size. Ulipristal, on the other hand, showed more promise. A study of…
Mar 03
Initiating Hormonal Contraception
Most patients can safely begin using hormonal contraception at any point in their menstrual cycle. This article covers an evidence-based, flexible, patient-centered approach to initiating contraception promotes health and enhances patients’ reproductive autonomy. This article was published in American Family Physician in March 2021. It is an update of an article originally published in 2006.…
Feb 16
Contraceptive Pearl: Progestin IUD for Emergency Contraception
FDA-approved options for emergency or post-coital contraception include the copper IUD, oral levonorgestrel, and oral ulipristal. For ongoing contraception, more people in the United States choose progestin IUDs over copper IUDs, and previous studies show many patients would select a progestin IUD if it were available as emergency contraception. A new study suggests that progestin…
Feb 02
Anita’s Miscarriage Zine
Anita’s Miscarriage: A Story of Early Pregnancy Loss is a zine that follows one couple’s experience with an early pregnancy loss and explains the treatment options a person can access when experiencing an early pregnancy loss.
Jan 19
Contraceptive Pearls: Contraceptive Counseling For Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Creating a supportive, safe, and welcoming clinic environment can help reduce the barriers transgender and gender diverse individuals face when accessing reproductive health care. It is vital to understand the contraceptive needs, fertility, and reproductive goals of each individual when providing contraceptive counseling. Gender-affirming testosterone therapy alone does not prevent pregnancy. We do not know…
Jan 19
Evaluation of the Miscarriage Care Initiative: A Program to Integrate Comprehensive Early Pregnancy Loss Management in Primary Care Settings
This publication explores an evaluation of RHAP’s Miscarriage Care Initiative.
Jan 08
Progestin Implant Aftercare Instructions
Aftercare instructions to use with patients having an progestin implant inserted.