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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more >