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When Lawmakers Make Medical Decisions, Patients and Providers Suffer
Recent suggests a future in which doctors in abortion-ban states will have to ask how much of a threat of death is needed before they can give patients the care needed to prevent their death or serious morbidity.
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Too Many Physicians Lack Accurate Information About Contraception
New research revealed that a significant number of physicians hold erroneous beliefs about how contraceptives work. Many believe emergency contraception causes abortions, and some doctors believe IUDs and other forms of birth control also work as abortifacients, according to a study of Wisconsin physicians’ beliefs about contraception.
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Reproductive Health Workforce May Look Different in 10 Years
The reproductive health workforce has changed considerably in the past few years. It is possible it will continue to evolve over the next decade. COVID-19 placed an incredible strain on the workforce, and it is facing a second huge strain because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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What Will Happen to the Reproductive Healthcare Workforce?
Months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive healthcare providers and patients are experiencing enormous — and sometimes disastrous — changes. For instance, state abortion bans are expected to affect where OB/GYNs and other reproductive health clinicians choose to study and practice. These bans also will affect how and whether medical students and residents are fully educated in contraceptive care and counseling, abortion care, miscarriage care, ectopic pregnancy treatment, and high-risk pregnancy care.
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Healthcare on 2022 Midterm Ballots
Reproductive rights, healthcare business, integrative medicine top of mind for voters in several states.
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Study: STI Rates Increased After Family Planning Clinics Closed in Iowa
The results of a recent study revealed that gonorrhea case rates nearly doubled in Iowa after some publicly funded family planning health centers were closed due to state officials’ efforts to ban abortions. Rates of other STIs also increased significantly.
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Study Reveals Real-Time Data on STIs by Following Reddit Posts
Recent research shows that using the social media platform Reddit can help investigators gain insights into sexual risk behaviors and symptoms of STIs in real time. Anonymous Reddit posts were leveraged by investigators to better understand people’s sexual behaviors and experiences with STIs before and during COVID-19.
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Providers Should Educate Patients About HPV and Oral Healthcare
In decades past, cancers of the oropharynx were primarily caused by tobacco and alcohol use. But now, an estimated 70% of oropharyngeal cancers are caused by HPV infection, according to the CDC.
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The Challenges of Reproductive Health Equity in the 2020s
The reversal of Roe v. Wade and the COVID-19 pandemic — both of which have had a disproportionate impact on Black, indigenous, and people of color — have added to a reproductive health crisis in the United States. Contraceptive Technology Update asked Cherisse Scott, chief executive officer and founder of SisterReach, to discuss the challenges and possible solutions, such as a patient-led model or framework.
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Women Express Range of Feelings on Pregnancy and Contraceptives
New research into pregnancy preferences and contraceptive use among women in the Southeastern United States shows that a woman’s pregnancy preferences strongly influenced the likelihood of contraceptive use. Researchers concluded that contraceptive care and counseling should be delivered in a way that respects patients’ feelings and desires regarding pregnancy. It also should take into account that many people hold a range of feelings.