This article by Winikoff et al published in Obstetrics and Gynecology compares the efficacy,
safety, and acceptability of oral immediately swallowed and buccal misoprostol in
combination with mifepristone, noting both as effective administration.
This article by Shochet and Trussell published
in Contraception explores women’s decision-making
process around abortion care, noting patients in the study preferred clinic
settings and prioritized method over provider among other findings.
This article by Shannon and Winikoff published
in Future Medicine discusses women’s
knowledge of gestation age, contraindications, prescribed regimens, and where
to access medical assistance when necessary.
This article published in The
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine reports on a qualitative
study on women’s willingness to receive abortion care in a primary care
setting, noting the majority accepted the integration of abortion care into
family medicine settings.
This article by Cohen et al published in Obstetrics & Gynecology examines
known four cases of infection after abortion in order to better understand the
risk for fatal toxic shocked caused by Clostridium sordellii.
This article by Soper published in Obstetrics & Gynecology comments
Cohen et al’s 2007 examination of toxic shock after abortion, summarizing and
reflecting on the data presented in that companion article.
This article by Mundle published in Contraception examines the integration
of medication abortion into primary health centers that did not offer surgical
abortion services.
This article by Leeman et al
published in Contraception highlights
that medication abortion can be successfully integrate into clinic settings
that do not offer aspiration abortion.
This article by Godfrey et al
published in Contraception examines
the utility of using urine pregnancy tests after medication abortion in lieu of
more expensive methods such as ultrasonography.
This article by Clark et al published in Contraception examines the outcomes of using serum hCG instead of
sonography testing in mandatory pre- and postreatment, using sonography only
when indicated.
This article by Vrik et al published in The New England Journal of Medicine
presents new research on the effect of medication abortion on subsequent
pregnancy, finding no evidence that it increase risk for spontaneous abortion,
ectopic pregnancy, pre-term birth, or low birth weight.
This article by Clark et al published in Contraception suggests three
concrete ways to simplify medication abortion provision in order to increase
this method’s accessibility.
This article by Beal
published in the Journal of Midwifery
& Women’s Health discusses the implementation of medication abortion in
the work of advanced practice clinicians, looking at various topics such as
overview of the abortion issue, innovative protocols and other practical
issues.
This fact sheet developed forhe Abortion Access Project by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, MD, offers brief answers to some of the questions raised regarding the safety of mifepristone in response to the six reported death of women who had used the medication.
