It is crucial to emphasize the significance of reimbursing Detailed First-Trimester Ultrasounds (DFTUs) and the proposed adjustment to the guidance for CPT® code 76811, traditionally associated with second-trimester ultrasounds. Historically, this code has been restricted to one examination per pregnancy, a limitation acknowledged by medical societies and underscored by payor ... Read more >

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 Clinical Recommendation serves as a revision to the Society of Family Planning’s 2010 Prevention of infection after induced abortion guidance. It examines infection risk, identifiable risk factors, and prophylactic measures for the prevention of infection associated with procedural and medication management of abortion and pregnancy loss to make evidence-based ... Read more >

Pregnancy of unknown location is a condition in which a pregnancy test is positive, but no intrauterine or extrauterine pregnancy is visualized using transvaginal ultrasonography. We recommend using standardized nomenclature and definitions to describe intrauterine pregnancy (IUP), probable IUP, pregnancy of unknown location (PUL), probable ectopic pregnancy (probable EP), and ... Read more >

Early pregnancy loss (EPL) occurs in 15% to 20% of clinically recognized pregnancies. We recommend that patients experiencing EPL have equal access to all treatment options, including expectant, medication, and procedural management, when urgent treatment is not necessary (GRADE 1A). We recommend a patient-centered approach that uses shared decision-making to ... Read more >