Articles Tagged With: Contraception
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Disrupted Contraceptive Care Hurt Disadvantaged Patients the Most
The COVID-19 pandemic affected most women seeking contraceptive care — but those who already are disadvantaged by structural inequities were hit the hardest. The problem worsened as the pandemic continued. The pandemic made reproductive health access disparities worse, creating economic hardship for many women and disproportionately affecting Black, indigenous, and people of color. Recently, researchers found that people were less happy with their ability to access contraceptive care in January 2021 than in July 2020. -
A Tale of Two Times: Contraceptive Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patients faced difficulties accessing contraceptive care in April 2020 and December 2020, but the steepest drop occurred during the COVID-19 shutdown in April 2020, according to researchers. -
New Research Highlights Effect of COVID-19 on Contraceptive Care
The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions and barriers to contraceptive care in its first year. Reproductive health providers have navigated conflicting and confusing messages about vaccine mandates. -
FDA Approves Telemedicine Abortion; Canadian Study Demonstrates Safety
Research shows that mifepristone can be treated as a normal prescription without compromising safety and risking complications. -
What Will 79% of OB/GYNs Do in Response to Supreme Court Abortion Decision?
Robert A. Hatcher, MD, MPH, chairman of the Contraceptive Technology Update editorial board, discusses the history of Roe v. Wade and what could happen once the U.S. Supreme Court overturns it. -
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Prepares for a Post-Roe Era
Ianthe Metzger, director of state media campaigns at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, spoke to Contraceptive Technology Update about the repercussions of an expected reversal of Roe v. Wade. -
What Will Happen to Women’s Healthcare if Abortions Are Banned?
When most people no longer can seek safe abortion care in their home regions and states, there will be an increase in maternal deaths and injuries, both from unsafe abortions and from unsafe pregnancies that should have been ended because they risked the woman’s health, several reproductive health advocates and researchers say. -
Contraceptive Visits Declined in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Using a nationwide sample of insurance claims, researchers found that large declines occurred in contraceptive visits in the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 compared to May 2019). Although visit numbers improved over time, they remained below pre-pandemic levels through the end of 2020.
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Nonhormonal Contraceptive Method Could Be Next Option
Researchers have found a potential new female contraceptive that could prevent pregnancy without affecting hormones. New research shows the benefits of using monoclonal antibodies to trap and block human sperm. -
Some Good and Not-So-Good News About Abortion Information Online
Researchers have spent a few years trying to understand how abortion information is presented online and how it is understood by laypeople. This is one of those controversial healthcare issues in which internet information is more likely to be intentionally false than it is to be inaccurate due to ignorance or misinterpretation of data.