Physicians as Advocates
Physician advocacy is an action by a physician to promote those social, economic, educational, and political changes that ameliorate the suffering and threats to human health and well-being that he…
Expanding Access to Contraception
People interested in using contraception continue to face barriers to access. Strategies such as over-the-counter (OTC) access, telehealth provision, and pharmacist prescribing may help to reduce these barriers for some…
Emerging Contraception
Recently approved contraceptive methods, including vaginal ring, contraceptive patch, combined and progestin-only contraceptive pills, and vaginal gel, are mostly variations of currently available methods, but some methods may offer benefits…
Therapeutic Options for Unscheduled Bleeding on Hormonal Contraception
Unscheduled bleeding is a common side effect of hormonal contraceptives, often leading to discontinuation. Comprehensive counseling before starting hormonal methods is crucial for improving user satisfaction. For persistent bleeding, common…
Permanent Contraception
This article will review the latest evidence about permanent contraception, discussing epidemiology, evidence for salpingectomy as a preferred method, timing of postpartum and interval, understanding of risk of regret, and…
Contraceptive Counseling
Contraceptive counseling has seen several paradigms. This article reviews the history of reproductive control impacting contraceptive counseling, how to have a patient-centered contraceptive counseling visit and address contraceptive needs in…
Individualizing Management of Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Uncertain Prognosis
Pregnancy of unknown location is a temporary physiologic state of early pregnancy with a positive but no ultrasound findings of pregnancy, while pregnancy of uncertain prognosis is an early intrauterine…
Optimizing Pregnancy Loss Care
Early pregnancy loss is common, occurring in 15% to 25% of all clinically recognized pregnancies. Clinical presentations vary and diagnosis is achieved by an ultrasound alone, or with serial ultrasounds…
Procedural Abortion
Procedural abortion is the process of aspirating or extracting a pregnancy from a gravid uterus. This procedure is one of the most common procedures people who can become pregnant will…
Post-Abortion Care in Abortion-Restrictive and Abortion-Protective States
Abortion access in the United States has broadened beyond brick-and-mortar health centers to include increasing numbers of telemedicine abortions, self-managed abortions, and travel over long distances to obtain in-person abortion…
