Contraception
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Clinicians Increasingly Face Legal Barriers to Prescribing Abortion Medication
Both the war on drugs and anti-abortion laws facilitate economic exploitation of marginalized communities, and healthcare providers also are at risk of legal repercussions and/or of having their patients’ medical data used to support criminal investigations, a new paper says.
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Family Planning Empowerment Varies by Community, Nation, and Culture
Evidence has found that education and family planning provide long-term benefits to maternal and child health outcomes and the largest returns on investment. But there are fewer data on how much family planning contributes to women’s empowerment and greater agency.
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Counseling About Postpartum Contraception Can Be Improved
New research suggests clinicians can do a better job of counseling patients on the risks and benefits of postpartum contraception, including permanent contraception procedures. One paper finds that postpartum decision-making is an ongoing process, and providers can support mothers’ individual preferences and personal factors related to social, economic, and historical forces that affect their decision-making.
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Most Permanent Contraception Procedures Are Performed Postpartum
Among the 600,000 permanent contraception procedures performed in the United States each year, most procedures are performed postpartum,
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Hormonal IUDs Work Well for Emergency Contraception and Treating Bleeding Issues
Clinicians are increasingly aware of strong evidence for using levonorgestrel intrauterine devices for treating some gynecological issues and for emergency contraception.
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Study Examines Dobbs Decision Effects on Permanent Contraception Rates
A close look at data from hundreds of thousands of permanent contraception procedures from Jan. 1, 2019, through March 31, 2023, found an increase in permanent contraception procedure rates for both females and males after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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People with Disabilities Face Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges, Study Shows
New research finds that female adolescents and young adults with disabilities face a few additional sexual and reproductive health challenges when compared with the same population without disabilities.
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Young Adult Black Women Face Many Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Barriers
Young adult Black women in the United States face disproportionate reproductive and sexual health concerns, as well as reduced access to care, research shows.
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Family Planning Clinicians Say Dobbs Decision Affected Their Work
A qualitative, interview-based study shows that family planning clinicians across the United States say their work was affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case.
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ECs at Low Cost from Vending Machines Could Improve Access
Universities and other places frequented by young people are increasingly offering emergency contraceptives in vending machines to make access easier and cheaper.