This is a qualitative study of the interest and acceptability of providing medication abortion as part of student health services at a state university in New York.  Students as well as student health service providers and administrative staff will be interviewed.  The goal of this study is to identify themes which may assist in implementation ...Read more >

This is a double center, randomized, 2 arm (1:1), single blinded clinical trial comparing pain control at the time of uterine aspiration with two different paracervical blocks in women undergoing dilation and curretage in the first trimester for either surgical abortion or miscarriage management. The primary aim is to compaire on a visual analog scale (VAS) ...Read more >

Framing effect is when content equivalent material is interpreted differently depending on framing.  It has been associated with modification of participant attitudes and intentions in marketing and psychology. Evaluating framing effect on medical students’ abortion attitudes and intentions may identify differential responses to types of message framing. Therefore, we aimed to examine the impact of ...Read more >

This study will be a multi-site, mixed methods needs assessment of the contaceptive care expereinces of women presenting for bariatric surgery and their care providers. The project will prived Canadian data on the number of reproductive aged women choosing bariatric surgeyr. It will improve understanding of their current experience, as there providers’, regarding contraceptive care. ...Read more >

This study will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial comparing pain levels in women undergoing medical abortion with one of two regimens: 1) ibuprofen 800mg and Sativex, and 2) ibuprofen 800mg and placebo at the time of misoprostol administration. Our primary objective will be to determine if a cannabinoid analgesic in addition to ibuprofen ...Read more >

Our research is focused on improving women’s access to HIV prevention methods. Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a virus that attacks the immune system, and if untreated, causes autoimmune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. There is no cure, but with proper treatment, HIV can be controlled. HIV is spread from one person to another when ...Read more >

At our institution, a grant providing donated, no-cost LARC for eligible women ended in September 2017.  Of note, the primary beneficiaries of this program were uninsured, undocumented postpartum Hispanic women.  Since the program ended, patients have been referred to outside providers to obtain LARC, and specifically Nexplanon, which was the most popular LARC choice of ...Read more >

Background: Patients and providers demonstrate significant misconceptions and lack of knowledge regarding emergency contraception (EC), contributing to its underutilization.  There is a need to increase awareness and disperse correct information about EC to women who are at high risk of unintended pregnancy.  Social media has established itself as a leading source of news and health ...Read more >

This is a qualitative evaluation of anesthesia providers’ perspectives regarding involvement in abortion care. We aim to recruit and interview individuals from several perinatal centers around Georgia via purposive and snowball sampling. We are primarily interested in characterizing the range of anesthesia opinion and involvement in abortion provision across the state, including facilitators and barriers to abortion provision at ...Read more >

The purpose of this mixed methods study is to explore changes in prevalence of contraceptive counseling before, during, and after the Zika outbreak and to examine provider knowledge, comfort level, and self-efficacy in contraceptive counseling in relation to Zika among non-US born Latina women from Zika outbreak areas (Mexico, South and Central America, and the Caribbean). ...Read more >