Pregnancy options counseling is a person-centered process through which one provides information regarding management options in continuing a pregnancy or not and seeks to understand a patient’s values, beliefs, preferences, concerns, and ambivalence regarding pregnancy. In practice, upholding comprehensive person-centered pregnancy options counseling is a nuanced process. A health care ... Read more >

Telemedicine is an effective modality for remote family planning care delivery. Telemedicine increases reach, reduces barriers to care, and facilitates person-centered care. This clinical guidance series offers evidence-informed, person-centered, and equity-driven recommendations to enhance telemedicine delivery of contraceptive services and medication abortion in the US.

This three-part series updates the Society of Family Planning’s 2012 Cancer and contraception clinical guidance. Part 1 addresses key considerations for clinical care.  Part 2 provides actionable, clinical recommendations for breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer, and Part 3 provides actionable, clinical recommendations for skin, blood, gastrointestinal, liver, lung, central ... Read more >

This update, titled Providing Quality Family Planning Services in the United States: Recommendations of the U.S. Office of Population Affairs (Revised 2024), provides recommendations developed by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ... Read more >

Understanding the relationship between contraception and body weight is an important clinical consideration. Body weight and size has the potential to affect fertility and the effectiveness of some contraceptive methods, although historically this association has not been applied within a person-centered context that would allow individuals to select their preferred ... Read more >