Background: Little is known about contraceptive counseling and practices among women with solid organ transplant. Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of transplant care providers regarding contraceptive methods; study contraceptive practices among women who have undergone solid organ transplantation and describe the use of LARC methods in a cohort of transplant recipients. Methods: ...Read more >

We plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial of an intervention consisting of watching 16 and Pregnant once a week for 4 weeks. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention arm, which will watch an approximately 45-minute episode of the show once a week for 4 weeks, or the control arm, which will not ...Read more >

Objective: To investigate if a self-administered semi-quantitative urine pregnancy test (SQ-UPT) can reduce the number of in-person visits required to confirm complete abortion after very early surgical abortion. Study design: Women seeking abortion at 6 weeks or less were randomized to follow-up by either: initial serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and serum hCG one week ...Read more >

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are among the most effective forms of reversible contraception. Numerous studies demonstrate that IUDs are safe and effective for women who have never given birth. However, many women who have never given birth do not use IUDs because they fear that placement will be too painful. Some doctors also do not feel ...Read more >

Patients undergoing a second trimester surgical abortion procedure require cervical preparation prior to surgery to allow for a safer, more efficient procedure. Patient preference for medications in place of osmotic dilators as cervical preparation is well known. Optimization of the timing interval for medication use prior to second trimester procedures would follow patient preference, could ...Read more >

Background: For women seeking abortion between 11 and 15 weeks of pregnancy, a drug called misoprostol is often used to help open the cervix (the opening between the vagina and uterus). This process takes about three hours. The abortion procedure is then performed. Misoprostol commonly causes side effects like vaginal bleeding, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. ...Read more >

Objective: This qualitative study aims to 1) examine perspectives of Cambodian mothers and daughters regarding a mother’s role in educating her daughter about Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and 2) identify preferences regarding communication. Study Design: This qualitative study used semi-structured focus groups conducted with unmatched Cambodian mothers and young women. Between November 2012 and ...Read more >

Background: Unintended pregnancy among teenagers remains a significant problem. It is particularly important to consider unintended pregnancy in African American communities as African American teenagers are at increased risk of unplanned pregnancy and are more likely to seek abortion when pregnancy occurs. Women’s decision making about pregnancy and contraception is often influenced by their male ...Read more >

Due to time constraints that limit physician’s ability to deliver detailed contraception counseling, patients increasingly require supplemental education opportunities. Applications for smartphones and tablets are being designed to educate patients about contraceptive methods and simplify communication between patient and provider. We designed a mobile application entitled Plan A Birth Control to provide targeted information about ...Read more >

Objective: The objective was to investigate mifepristone as a potential adjunct to cervical preparation for surgical abortion after 19 weeks of gestation, with the aim of improving procedure access, convenience and comfort. Methods: This is a site-stratified, block-randomized, noninferiority trial of 50 women undergoing surgical abortion between 19 and 23 6/7 weeks of gestation randomized to receive ...Read more >