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Self-Managed Abortions Becoming More Important as Post-Roe Era Looms
More states are passing highly restrictive anti-abortion legislation that will lead more people to seek abortions out of state or that are self-managed. Advance provision of medication abortion pills is one way to empower women to make their own decisions in the privacy of their homes.
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Sickle Cell Disease During Pregnancy
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most commonly inherited autosomal recessive genetic hemoglobinopathy in the United States. People with SCD account for only 0.1% of all deliveries, but approximately 1% of maternal deaths, a 10-fold increased risk.
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Are Urine Dipsticks Accurate for Preeclampsia Diagnosis?
This systematic review found that urine dipsticks of 1+ protein had a sensitivity of only 68% for the diagnosis of preeclampsia (95% confidence interval, 0.57-0.77), which was considered poor. Performance improved at thresholds of 2+ and 3+ protein.
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Patient Education Resources for Understanding Pelvic Floor Disorders
Online patient resources for pelvic floor disorders on the American Urogynecology Society patient portal are underused by women with pelvic floor disorders.
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COVID-19 Vaccine and the Menstrual Cycle
In a retrospective cohort analysis of prospectively tracked menstrual cycle data from the smart phone application “Natural Cycles,” the COVID-19 vaccine is associated with a less than one day change in menstrual cycle length, and no change in menses length.
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Tips for Researchers Looking to Recruit More Pregnant Black Women
It boils down to trust, communication, education, and building a presence within the community.
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Doctors Must Act on Risk to Reproductive Rights
The abortion crisis that a family planning physician warned about several years ago is here as state legislatures have passed many laws that would stop abortions and place women at risk of injury or death during pregnancy. -
Suggestions for Sexual and Contraceptive Education for People with Disabilities
Clinicians can do more to improve contraceptive and sexual education for patients with disabilities, including youth. A big first step is acknowledging patients are interested in healthy intimate relationships, and sometimes also in preventing pregnancy. -
Sex Education, Counseling Needed for Minor Patients with Disabilities
Disparities in contraceptive use between women with and without disabilities are partly due to limited access to formal sex education in communities and schools, researchers suggest. Physicians could fill this gap, but they often are hindered by their own biases that these patients will not have sex. -
People with Disabilities Often Left Out of Contraceptive Conversation
Several recent studies revealed that women with disabilities often receive inadequate or no reproductive and sexual health counseling and care, partly because healthcare professionals do not ask.