Jul 30
Protocol for Medication Abortion Using Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Protocol and guidance for providing a medication abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol without ultrasound.
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Jul 23
Insights: Period Pills
Written by Rachel Chisausky, DO Missed-period pills are a new take on the age-old practice of “bringing down” a late period. Menstrual regulation (MR), or the use of a variety of methods to “establish nonpregnancy after a missed period,” was traditionally the purview of midwives, and was generally accepted until “quickening.”* Later, the self-help movement…
Jul 16
Contraceptive Pearl: Opioids, Xylazine, and Pregnancy
Written by Meghan Hynes This Pearl is the second part of a three-part String of Pearls series that examines the effects of different substances on fetal development and recommends harm reduction strategies to reduce risks involved with substance use during pregnancy. You can read the first part on our website. Numerous factors over recent years…
Jul 15
The Birth Control Pharmacist
The Birth Control Pharmacist website is a hub for training programs, clinical resources, and implementation support for pharmacists prescribing contraceptives. Birth Control Pharmacist provides education and training, implementation assistance, resources, and clinical updates to pharmacists prescribing contraception and key stakeholders, as well as leading and stimulating advocacy, research, and policy efforts to expand the role…
Jun 28
The Pelvic Exam: Multiple Positions for Patient-Centered Care
This guide provides illustrations and descriptions of different options for pelvic exams. This resource was informed by Table Manners: A Guide to the Pelvic Examination for Disabled Women and Health Care Providers and conversations with disability justice advocates. Illustrations for this resource were created by Rachel Litchman.
Jun 25
Insights: Primary Care Clinicians Can Partner with Pharmacies for Medication Abortion Care
Written by Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, FCCP, FCPhA Primary care clinicians can prescribe mifepristone and misoprostol to be dispensed by a pharmacy as a means to increase access to medication abortion. Patients can fill the prescriptions at a certified brick-and-mortar or mail-order pharmacy of their choice. In January 2023, pharmacies were granted the ability…
Jun 18
Contraceptive Pearl: Harm Reduction Approaches to Substance Use During Pregnancy
Written by Meghan Hynes Although health care professionals and institutions are evolving from treating addiction as a moral failing to treating it as a chronic disease in recent years, substance use during pregnancy remains misunderstood and heavily stigmatized. This stigmatization can negatively affect how health care professionals perceive patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and…
May 28
Insights: Letrozole and Early Miscarriage Management
Written by Kenya Lyons, MD The administration of mifepristone followed by misoprostol is a highly effective regimen for the management of first-trimester miscarriage and medication abortion.1 However, even prior to the onset of legal challenges to mifepristone, including FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the search for alternative therapies existed. This has been driven by…
May 21
Contraceptive Pearl: Ulipristal Acetate Myths
Written by Veronica Flake, MD Ulipristal Acetate (ella, UPA) is an effective emergency contraception (EC) method, given as a one-time, 30-mg dose, which can be used for up to 120 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. UPA is a selective progesterone receptor modulator with antagonistic and partial agonistic effects that prevents or delays…
May 10
Progestin-Only Birth Control Sheet
Some people prefer to take hormonal birth control without estrogen. This fact sheet highlights the progestin-only options that are available. Spanish: Updated 2024 Reading Grade Level (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level): 6.2 Sources: CDC – Injectables – US SPR – Reproductive Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/mmwr/spr/injectables.html. Published May 20, 2021. Accessed…