This document is currently under revision. Clinical guidance is rigorously developed to reflect the best available evidence at the time of publication. It is designed as a resource to assist clinicians in providing family planning care. It is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating clinician. We recognize that continued ... Read more >

In the United States, more than one half of pregnancies are unintended, with 3 in 10 women having an abortion by age 45 years. In 2008, 1.2 million abortions occurred in the United States, of which 6.2% took place between 13 weeks of gestation and 15 weeks of gestation, and 4.0% took place at 16 ... Read more >

The following guidelines reflect a collation of the evaluable medical literature about surgical abortion prior to 7 weeks of gestation. Early surgical abortion carries lower risks of morbidity and mortality than procedures performed later in gestation. Surgical abortion is safe, practicable and successful as early as 3 weeks from the start of last menses (no ... Read more >

This document is currently under revision. Clinical guidance is rigorously developed to reflect the best available evidence at the time of publication. It is designed as a resource to assist clinicians in providing family planning care. It is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating clinician. We recognize that continued research, new understandings ... Read more >