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How the Dobbs Decision Has Changed Abortion Access and Care in the United States
This article reviews some of the chief reproductive healthcare challenges that have occurred since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with the June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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Abortion Access and Pregnancy Dangers Continue
This issue will look at some of the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and hear from providers and researchers on what can be done to mitigate the damage to their patients’ health and lives.
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Providers Need to Know if Patients Are Receiving Ketamine Treatments
OB/GYNs and other reproductive healthcare providers need to find out during contraceptive and pregnancy counseling whether their patients are using or have plans to use ketamine, a drug that is becoming more common for use among psychiatric patients, new research says.
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The Factors Affecting How Women Access Reproductive Healthcare in Appalachia
Women living in small, rural communities tied together by religion and social traditions may have difficulty accessing their preferred contraception because of both social barriers and having fewer reproductive healthcare providers near their homes.
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Ohio Offers Case Study on How Abortion Laws Affect Providers and Patients
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many states have changed their laws about abortion care — sometimes making three or more changes over the past couple of years. This has resulted in abortion providers and clinics having to make quick changes in policies and which patients they will accept.
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Medicaid Rules May Hinder Receiving Permanent Contraception Postpartum
People giving birth while receiving Medicaid have 56% lower odds of obtaining postpartum sterilization than people who gave birth while on private insurance, a new study shows.
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Up to 1 in 20 People Can Get Pregnant After Tubal Sterilization Procedure
Permanent contraception may not be as permanent as people think. New research shows the challenges physicians have when providing contraceptive counseling to patients who do not want to be pregnant now or in the future.
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Tubal Sterilizations Increased Post-Dobbs, Remain Higher in Abortion-Ban States
A new study on tubal sterilization found that, after an initial spike in tubal procedures nationwide immediately after the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, sterilization rates maintained a 3% monthly increase in states with abortion bans.
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Malpositioned IUDs: How Easy Are They to Remove?
In this retrospective cohort study of 436 malpositioned intrauterine devices (IUDs), of the 281 that underwent removal, 82% were removed on the first attempt and 73% were removed using only ring forceps. Most embedded and partially perforated IUDs also were removed using only ring forceps (59% and 67%, respectively).
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Structural Racism Affects Family Planning and Needs Combatting, Study Says
Family planning has been linked with racism for centuries, and this legacy impact on 21st-century patients needs to be addressed in family planning research, a new paper says.