A5004241923- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Male Reproductive Health Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Institute for Reproductive Health
2016-2025
University of California, San Francisco
2016-2025
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018-2025
Ibis Reproductive Health
2015-2024
The Ohio State University
2024
West Virginia University
2020-2023
Creative Commons
2021-2022
Society of Family Planning
2021-2022
Planned Parenthood
2012-2022
The University of Texas at Austin
2016-2022
To conduct a retrospective observational cohort study to estimate the abortion complication rate, including those diagnosed or treated at emergency departments (EDs).Using 2009-2010 data among women covered by fee-for-service California Medicaid program and all subsequent health care for 6 weeks after having an abortion, we analyzed reasons ED visits estimated abortion-related rate adjusted relative risk. Complications were defined as receiving diagnosis treatment any source of within...
Bayesian networks are a powerful probabilistic representation, and their use for classification has received considerable attention. However, they tend to perform poorly when learned in the standard way. This is attributable mismatch between objective function used (likelihood or thereof) goal of (maximizing accuracy conditional likelihood). Unfortunately, computational cost optimizing structure parameters likelihood prohibitive. In this paper we show that simple approximation---choosing...
To evaluate the additional burdens experienced by Texas abortion patients whose nearest in-state clinic was one of more than half facilities providing that had closed after introduction House Bill 2 in 2013.In mid-2014, we surveyed Texas-resident women seeking abortions 10 (n = 398), including both Planned Parenthood-affiliated clinics and independent providers performed 1500 2013 provided procedures up to a gestational age at least 14 weeks from last menstrual period. We compared indicators...
In Brief OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effectiveness and acceptability of telemedicine provision early medical abortion compared with a face-to-face physician visit at Planned Parenthood affiliate in Iowa. METHODS: Between November 2008 October 2009, we conducted prospective cohort study women obtaining by or visits. We collected clinical data, completed self-administered questionnaire follow-up. also prevalence reportable adverse events between two service delivery models among all patients...
To compare the proportion of medical abortions with a clinically significant adverse event among telemedicine and in-person patients at clinic system in Iowa during first 7 years service.We conducted retrospective cohort study. We analyzed data on events (hospital admission, surgery, blood transfusion, emergency department treatment, death) for all performed by or person between July 1, 2008, June 30, 2015. Data came from required reporting forms submitted to mifepristone distributor....
Background: Access to contraception is a vital component of preventing unintended pregnancies. This study was conducted assess the prevalence and factors associated with U.S. women's difficulty accessing prescription (pill, patch, or ring). Materials Methods: We performed nationally representative survey adult women at risk pregnancy (aged 18–44, not pregnant seeking pregnancy, sexually active, sterilized) using probability-based web panel. In November December 2011, 2046 completed survey....
This Sounding Board article argues against the need for currently required Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) drug Mifeprex abortion, given very low rate of adverse events associated with its use.
<h3>Importance</h3> Increasing evidence indicates that people are attempting their own abortions outside the formal health care system. However, population-based estimates of experience with self-managed abortion (SMA) lacking. <h3>Objective</h3> To estimate prevalence SMA attempts among general US population. <h3>Design, Setting, and Participants</h3> This cross-sectional survey study was fielded August 2 to 17, 2017 English- Spanish- speaking, self-identified female panel members from GfK...
In the US, access to medication abortion using history-based (no-test) eligibility assessment, including through telehealth and mailing of mifepristone, has grown rapidly. Additional evidence on effectiveness safety these models is needed.
Recent media coverage and case reports have highlighted women's attempts to end their pregnancies by self-inducing abortions in the United States. This study explored motivations for attempting self-induction of abortion. We surveyed women clinic waiting rooms Boston, San Francisco, New York, a city Texas identify who had attempted self-induction. conducted 30 in-depth interviews inductively analyzed data. Median age at time attempt was 19 years. Between 1979 2008, used variety methods,...
In Brief OBJECTIVE: To estimate how well a convenience sample of women from the general population could self-screen for contraindications to combined oral contraceptives using medical checklist. METHODS: Women 18–49 years old (N=1,271) were recruited at two shopping malls and flea market in El Paso, Texas, asked first whether they thought birth control pills medically safe them. They then used checklist determine presence level 3 or 4 according World Health Organization Medical Eligibility...
We assessed the effect of a telemedicine model providing medical abortion on service delivery in clinic system Iowa.We reviewed Iowa vital statistic data and billing from for all encounters during 2 years prior to after introduction June 2008 (n = 17,956 encounters). calculated distance patient's residential zip code closest surgical abortion.The rate decreased introduction, proportion abortions clinics that were increased 46% 54%. After was introduced, with adjustment other factors,...
We explored qualitatively US servicewomen's experiences with and perceptions of military sexual trauma (MST), reporting, related services.