Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
May 18
This course from Innovating Education, Structures & Self: Advancing Equity and Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, is a learner-led, justice-informed curriculum designed to teach clinical learners to consider how systems of power and legacies of structural oppression impact their care for patients.
Mar 03
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.…
Oct 09
In June 2017, the internal condom’s manufacturer changed it from over-the-counter in pharmacies to prescription and online-only. There are now four ways patients can get the internal condom: 1. Prescription from a clinician; 2. Prescription from an online clinician; 3. Bulk order through the manufacturer’s website; 4. Community organizations that provide the condom. Patients can purchase…
Apr 17
For people who want to avoid hormonal contraceptives, consider using internal condoms. Read more about them in this Contraceptive Pearl.
Aug 11
A new “one size fits most” diaphragm, Caya, was approved by the FDA in September 2014 and is now available in the US. Find out about the new diaphragm in this Contraceptive Pearl.
Jan 13
Some women avoid hormonal contraception due to concern about side effects. Other women want to steer clear of all medications. Regardless of their reason, women who prefer to avoid hormones have a variety of contraceptive options available.
Apr 01
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S are unintended, and teens are at highest risk for experiencing an unwanted pregnancy. Does comprehensive contraceptive counseling affect women’s decisions?
Mar 01
Using condoms along with the pill, patch, or ring reduces the risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI). This Contraceptive Pearl covers dual method protection.
Dec 01
This Contraceptive Pearl is about ella, a new emergency contraception pill which can be taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse.
Nov 01
Cost is one of the biggest barriers to effective contraception. About 18% of American women are uninsured, and many more are under-insured. This Contraceptive Pearl explores low-cost, non-hormonal methods of contraception.