In recent years, the public health community has recommended the inclusion of reproductive intention screening into primary care settings, such as through the use of the “One Key Question” (OKQ). Including pregnancy intention questions into primary care could improve pre-conception care for women who desire pregnancy as well as contraceptive choices for women who do ...Read more >

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate how young women perceive and experience anal intercourse, and how it fits into their sexual and reproductive health behaviors. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 29 young women ages 18-24 years who reported any lifetime experience of anal intercourse. Interviews lasted no more than 90 minutes ...Read more >

This mid-career mentorship project will support the development of an online research mentorship toolkit. At the University of Colorado, we have developed a successful research program in family planning. A significant contributor to the success we have achieved is the inclusion of mentees on virtually every project and at every level. This process has been ...Read more >

Objectives: To refine a counseling aide to help predict the acceptability of a given pain control regimen during first

Globally, 90 million unintended pregnancies occur each year, half of which end in abortion. The majority of all abortions in developing countries are performed in unsafe or illegal conditions, the consequences of which can be severe—including infection, infertility, and death. In Indonesia abortions are permitted only to save a woman’s life or to preserve a ...Read more >

Abortion serves an important role in society as access to safe abortion decreases maternal morbidity and mortality. It is also common; one in four American women will have an abortion by age 30 in the US. However, abortion is heavily stigmatized in US society and perceived as rare. Stigmatization jeopardizes access. Minimal information exists on ...Read more >

Objectives: The primary objective was to assess the safety and efficiency of dilatation and evacuation with and without feticide using intra-cardiac potassium chloride. Methods: We conducted a prospective service evaluation at 3 abortion clinics in England. We compared procedure duration, complications, and acceptability of dilation and evacuation before and after feticide was removed from organizational ...Read more >

Abortion funds raise money from individuals and foundations to provide financial and logistical assistance to people who need help accessing abortion care. Despite the increasing importance of abortion funds in ensuring that all individuals can access abortion care, this area remains dramatically under-studied in the literature. This novel, interdisciplinary study will employ empirical methods to ...Read more >

In today’s web–first world, the first source that many patients turn to for information and perspective on abortion is the internet. The internet is an easily accessible, unregulated source of information as well as a public space to disseminate messages and opinions. In the case of abortion, distortion, misinformation, and bias permeate through the digital ...Read more >

Many incarcerated women report interest in starting birth control while in jail or soon after release. Unfortunately, few correctional health facilities routinely provide contraception on-site. In a prior study, members of this research team found that almost all women interviewed at Rikers Island Jail thought contraception should be available at the jail, but many were ...Read more >