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 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 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 Fiala and
Gemzell-Danielsson published in Contraception
looks at the incorporation of prostaglandin in the medication abortion regimen.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 published in the
Clincial Management Guidelines for
Obstetricians-Gynecologists provides a practical overview of medication
abortion, including regimens, counseling and symptom management and more.
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.
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 extensive toolkit, "Start-up Kit for Integrating Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Medication Technologies into Women's Reproductive Health-care Services,"
from Ipas offers up-to-date guidance, tips,
checklists, resources, and sample medical protocols on manual vacuum
aspiration and medication abortion. It is comprehensive resource for
clinicians seeking to include early abortion or miscarriage management
in their practice.
