Articles Tagged With: Contraception
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Researchers Say It Is Time to Drop REMS Restriction on Mifepristone
The risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) restriction on mifepristone has been burdensome for providers and patients, researchers noted. The REMS restriction exacerbates the stigma around abortion care, which already disproportionately affects communities of color and young people. -
Researchers Study COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach to Pregnant Women
The results of a recent study highlight the gaps in COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women in the United States. Although pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness and death from the disease, many remain unvaccinated. -
Reproductive Health Organizations Help Vaccinate Patients, Communities
Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations have initiated COVID-19 vaccine outreach for their patients and communities. In addition to encouraging staff and patients to take the vaccine, the organizations have taken a positive COVID-19 vaccine message to minority communities and others hit hard by the pandemic. -
New Program for LGBTQ Youth Is Designed to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies
A researcher created a new program for LGBTQ youth based on the idea that this population experiences more difficulty accessing reproductive healthcare, partly because of problems related to their choice of pronouns and names. The program addresses which contraceptives and intrauterine devices transgender boys can use, and which are effective and do not interfere with their hormone treatment. -
Study Finds No Differences in Pregnancy Plans Between Young Black and White Women
Black and white young women share similar desires to avoid pregnancy and similar pregnancy plans, but Black women were much less likely to be pronatal, advocating for a higher birth rate, than were white women, new research revealed. The unintended pregnancy rate is 2.5 times higher for Black women than for white women, which raises questions about why this difference occurs. -
Pandemic Stress, Burnout Contribute to Nursing Pipeline Shortage
Stress, burnout, turnover, and retirement have contributed to obstacles in the student-to-nursing workforce pipeline. Nursing students and other healthcare professionals have experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows. This affected both nursing and medical students as well as nurses working in any healthcare settings. -
Research Shows Reproductive Health Nurses Needed in 2020s
The United States will soon need millions more nurses than are currently working in healthcare. But employers, including family planning centers and OB/GYN offices, likely will have a difficult time finding nurses. The American Nurses Association predicts more registered nurse jobs will be available through 2022 than any other profession. A half-million nurses are expected to retire by the end of 2022. -
Drospirenone and Estetrol Tablets (Nextstellis)
Nextstellis can be prescribed to women of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.
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Intervention Reduces Positive STI Tests and Increases Condom Use
A culturally tailored intervention for a particularly vulnerable group of Black women has reduced the odds of testing positive for a sexually transmitted infection and increased condom use in vaginal or anal intercourse, the authors of a recent study found.
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Study: Abortions Do Not Lead to Mental Health Problems
The authors of a new paper noted the reasons why women decide to undergo an abortion include many mental health risk factors, such as poverty, lack of social supports, domestic violence, rape, incest, pre-existing mental illness, and lack of education. But post-abortion, women’s mental health status does not deteriorate, although stress levels might increase if they experience barriers in obtaining the abortion.