Apr 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Can you Quickstart with Depo?
Don’t wait for your patient’s next menses — give Depo today! Using Quick Start with Depo prevents pregnancies that can occur while waiting.
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Mar 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Fertility following IUD use
After IUD use, women return to fertility right after an IUD is removed. This Contraceptive Pearl busts the myth that IUDs negatively affect fertility.
Mar 01
Preventing Gaps When Switching Contraceptives
Publication details how to prevent gaps when switching contraceptives. Published by Ruth Lesnewski M.D. M.S., Linda Prine M.D., and Ruth Ginzburg PharmD.
Feb 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraceptive Adherence and Patients’ Choice
Contraceptive counseling is more art than science. Success depends heavily on timing, interpersonal skills, and other intangible, hard-to-measure factors – and despite its obvious importance, contraceptive counseling is an area in which there’s very little evidence to guide us.
Jan 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Is it okay to prescribe antibiotics to a patient using oral contraceptive pills?
It turns out that oral contraceptives don’t interact with antibiotics (except rifampin/rifabutin). Even broad-spectrum antibiotics don’t lower estrogen blood levels significanlty, and the pregnancy rate for women taking antibiotics doesn’t exceed the baseline pregnancy rate for oral contraceptive users.
Dec 08
Call for FamMedPAC to support Pro-choice Candidates
A 2011 policy resolution calling for FamMedPAC, the American Academy of Family Physicians’ federal political action committee, to support pro-choice candidates.
Dec 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Introducing ella, A New Emergency Contraception Option
This Contraceptive Pearl is about ella, a new emergency contraception pill which can be taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse.
Dec 01
Ensure Abortion Remains Accessible
A 2010 policy resolution to ensure that abortion remains accessible and covered by health insurance.
Nov 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Minimizing Gaps in Contraceptive Coverage
Many unintended pregnancies happen during a gap between contraceptive methods – that is, at a time when women have stopped one method (due to cost, side effects, a negative newspaper article, a new prescription plan, etc.) without starting a new method.
Oct 25
Contraceptive Pearl: Prescribing Emergency Contraception in Advance
Access to emergency contraceptive pills greatly increases the chance that a person will use it, largely preventing unwanted pregnancies. In this Contraceptive Pearl, read about how prescribing EC in advance can be beneficial to many different groups.