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.

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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.

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This short fact sheet presents web-based and published resources on the safety of medication abortion using mifepristone.

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This brief commentary by Grimes published in Contraception responds to 2005 media attention around four deaths following medication abortion.

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This article by Fiala and Gemzell-Danielsson published in Contraception looks at the incorporation of prostaglandin in the medication abortion regimen.

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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.

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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.

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This article by Joffe and Weitz, published in Social Science& Medicine, describes the difficult approval process for Mifepristone and the external challenges to its diffusion into medical practice that have been created , touching upon the role of the pharmaceutical company,  and the conflict between the FDA-approved and an evidence-based regime among other issues.

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This reader by Foster published by Ibis Reproductive Health  provides detailed information about three different regimens for medication abortion and is also available in Arabic.
 

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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. 

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This article published in the Clincial Management Guidelines for Obstetricians-Gynecologists provides a practical overview of medication abortion, including regimens, counseling and symptom management and more.

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This fact sheet published by Berer in Reproductive Health Matters provides a brief but comprehensive overview of the practical administration of medication abortion, including dosages and regimens, contraindications, possible side effects, and other information.

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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.

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This article by Prine et al published in Innovations in Family Medicine Education explores a structured approach to introducing medication abortion in residency program, investigating staff reservations and then systematically addressing those reservations

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 This article by Mundle published in Contraception examines the integration of medication abortion into primary health centers that did not offer surgical abortion services.

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