Contraception
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Is self-administered DMPA an answer to contraception access in the post-Roe era?
Compared with provider-administered depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a prefilled formulation may offer patients improved access to effective...
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Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case
Stephanie Mateer felt disgusted and violated after going to the ob.gyn. Dr. David Broadbent for guidance about having sex for the first time.
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Embattled iPLEDGE program: Changes ahead?
When the iPLEDGE program had transitioned to the new platform, the rollout was far from smooth.
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Now trending on social media: Bad birth control info
Influencers didn’t always share accurate or complete information.
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Post ‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes
Researchers distinguish between the perfect use of birth control, when a method is used consistently and correctly every time, and typical use,...
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Sexual health care for disabled youth: Tough and getting tougher
The talks, decisions, and care are particularly complex when patients have developmental and intellectual disabilities.
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Dermatologists fear effects of Dobbs decision for patients on isotretinoin, methotrexate
The iPLEDGE work group has not yet issued any specific statements on the implications of the Dobbs decision on prescribing isotretinoin.
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Isotretinoin prescribers need better education on emergency contraception
Two-thirds of providers reported receiving no education on emergency contraception, despite relevance to isotretinoin patients.
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In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.
Should the measure succeed, California would become one of the first states – if not the first – to create explicit constitutional rights to both...
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No more ‘escape hatch’: Post Roe, new worries about meds linked to birth defects
Physicians fear that women won’t get the best treatments or will face dangerous risks.
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IUD injury risk rises shortly after women give birth
Health care providers should make patients aware of the heightened risk and should monitor these patients more closely.