Effectiveness and safety of telehealth medication abortion in the USA

UD Upadhyay, LR Koenig, K Meckstroth, J Ko… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Telehealth abortion has become critical to addressing surges in demand in states where
abortion remains legal but evidence on its effectiveness and safety is limited. California …

[PDF][PDF] Leprosy hansen disease: management of reactions and prevention of disabilities: technical guidance

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
Executive summary Leprosy is an uncommon but widespread disease, with over 200 000
new cases per year, globally. Leprosy is unusual in that many of the most problematic …

Self-assessment of the outcome of early medical abortion versus clinic follow-up in India: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial

K Iyengar, M Paul, SD Iyengar… - The lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background The need for multiple clinical visits remains a barrier to women accessing safe
legal medical abortion services. Alternatives to routine clinic follow-up visits have not been …

[HTML][HTML] “They're forcing people to have children that they can't afford”: a qualitative study of social support and capital among individuals receiving an abortion in …

MS Dickey, EA Mosley, EA Clark, S Cordes… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abortion is common but highly stigmatized in the United States, and the overturning of Roe
v. Wade severely restricted abortion access in many states across the nation. Data reveal …

Systematic review of the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of mifepristone and misoprostol for medical abortion in low-and middle-income countries

I Ferguson, H Scott - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Abortion-related complications remain one of the leading causes of maternal
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nearly half of all abortions are unsafe, and the vast …

Effect of a smartphone intervention on self‐managed medication abortion experiences among safe‐abortion Hotline clients in Indonesia: a randomized controlled trial

C Gerdts, RT Jayaweera… - … of Gynecology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the impact of a smartphone application (app) providing information
and support for medication abortion (MA) on the primary outcomes of 'feelings of support'and …

Trauma of abortion restrictions and forced pregnancy: urgent implications for acute care surgeons

G Keegan, M Francis, K Chalmers… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2023 - tsaco.bmj.com
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health decision, acute
care surgeons face an increased likelihood of seeing patients with complications from both …

Clinical outcomes of medication abortion using misoprostol-only: a retrospective chart review at an abortion provider organization in the United States

EG Raymond, MA Weaver, T Shochet, M Grant, K Boyd… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medication abortion
with misoprostol-only among patients treated by an abortion provider organization in the …

[HTML][HTML] One Year After Dobbs—Vast Changes to the Abortion Legal Landscape

LO Gostin, S Wetter, RB Reingold - JAMA Health Forum, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
June 24, 2023, marked the 1-year anniversary of Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health
Organization, when the US Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent …

Abortion care for adolescent and young women

RM Renner, A de Guzman, D Brahmi - International Journal of Gynecology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Unintended pregnancy among adolescents (10–19 years) and young women
(20–24 years) is a global public health problem. Adolescents face challenges in accessing …