Outcomes and Safety of History-Based Screening for Medication Abortion
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0217
Abstract: This cohort study evaluates the outcomes and safety of a history-based screening, no-test approach to medication abortion care. read more here.
Keywords: medication abortion; history based; safety history; based screening ... See more keywords
Association of Texas Senate Bill 8 With Requests for Self-managed Medication Abortion
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1122
Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines whether the passage of Texas Senate Bill 8 was associated with an increase in requests for self-managed medication abortion. read more here.
Keywords: texas senate; medication abortion; requests self; managed medication ... See more keywords
Contraception after medication abortion in the United States: results from a cluster randomized trial
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.09.020
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Understanding how contraceptive choices and access differ for women having medication abortions compared to aspiration procedures can help to identify priorities for improved patient‐centered postabortion contraceptive care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: aspiration abortion; abortion; medication abortion; medication ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion between 13 and 24 weeks gestation: a retrospective review of case records from accompaniment groups in Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.015
Abstract: OBJECTIVES In settings where abortion is legally restricted or inaccessible, grassroots feminist networks provide evidence-based information and support to individuals who self-manage abortions-a model of care known as abortion accompaniment. This study aims to fill… read more here.
Keywords: accompaniment; abortion; weeks gestation; medication abortion ... See more keywords
Auricular acupressure and acupuncture as adjuncts for pain management during first trimester medication abortion: a randomized three-arm trial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.12.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To measure pain during first trimester medication abortion using auricular acupressure or auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to pain management. We measured anxiety as a secondary outcome. STUDY DESIGN This randomized, double-blinded, three-arm trial… read more here.
Keywords: acupressure; auricular acupressure; medication abortion; acupuncture ... See more keywords
Provision of medication abortion in Hawai‘i during COVID-19: Practical experience with multiple care delivery models
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.03.025
Abstract: Objective : To demonstrate the effectiveness of medication abortion with the implementation of telemedicine and a no-test protocol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Study design : This is a retrospective cohort study of patients… read more here.
Keywords: care delivery; abortion; medication abortion; hawai ... See more keywords
Obstetrician-gynecologist willingness to provide medication abortion with removal of the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.03.026
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To estimate obstetrician-gynecologists' (ob-gyns) willingness to provide medication abortion if the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone were removed. STUDY DESIGN We analyzed a subsample (n=868) from a 2016-2017 national survey of ob-gyns, focusing on… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; dispensing requirement; medication abortion; person dispensing ... See more keywords
The Future of Abortion is Now: Mifepristone by Mail and In-Clinic Abortion Access in the United States.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.03.033
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care delivery in all aspects of medicine, including abortion care. For six months, the mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation strategy (REMS) was temporarily blocked, allowing for remote provision of medication… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; medication abortion; future abortion; care ... See more keywords
Exploring the impact of mifepristone's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) on the integration of medication abortion into US family medicine primary care clinics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.01.017
Abstract: OBJECTIVES In 2000, the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone for medication abortion. In this article, we explore how the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) criteria for mifepristone specifically impede family… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; family; medication abortion; primary care ... See more keywords
#AbortionChangesYou: A Case Study to Understand the Communicative Tensions in Women’s Medication Abortion Narratives
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1770507
Abstract: ABSTRACT One out of four women in the United States will have an abortion by age 45. While abortion rates are steadily declining in the United States, the rate of medication abortions continues to increase,… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; medication; medication abortion; case study ... See more keywords
Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Undesired Pregnancy of Unknown Location
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DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004756
Abstract: For undesired pregnancy of unknown location, immediate abortion initiation with mifepristone and misoprostol is associated with more rapid exclusion of ectopic pregnancy and pregnancy termination but lower abortion efficacy than delaying for diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To… read more here.
Keywords: medication abortion; unknown location; abortion; pregnancy unknown ... See more keywords