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Updates in Family Planning, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition, Volume 52-2 - May 7, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Rachel Flink-Bochacki, Lauren Thaxton
  • Language: English

In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Rachel Flink-Bochacki and Lauren Thaxton bring their considerable expertise to the topic… Read more

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In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Rachel Flink-Bochacki and Lauren Thaxton bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Family Planning. Top experts review best practices for common clinical issues in family planning, including abortion, contraception, early pregnancy care, and access to reproductive healthcare. Each article presents the latest evidence as well as implementation strategies, so that clinicians will be able to leverage knowledge to advocate for quality care within their practices.

Key features

  • Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including medication abortion: out of the clinic and into the mail; procedural abortion: setting, safety, and patient access; post-abortion care: considerations for medical and legal safety; optimizing pregnancy loss care through comprehensive practice models; emerging contraception options; physicians as advocates; and more
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on updates in family planning, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

Readership

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Table of contents

Current Reproductive Health Policy and Outcomes in the United State
Challenges to Family Planning Education and Future Workforce Effects
Rhesus D Immune Globulin in Early Pregnancy: A Clinical Review
Medication Abortion: Out of the Clinic and into the Mail
Procedural Abortion: Setting, Safety, and Patient Access
Post-Abortion Care in Abortion-Restrictive and Abortion-Protective States
Individualizing Management of Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Uncertain Prognosis
Optimizing Pregnancy Loss Care
Contraceptive Counseling: Best Practices and Shared Decision Making
Permanent Contraception: Epidemiology and Access
Therapeutic Options for Unscheduled Bleeding on Hormonal Contraception
Emerging Contraception: Understanding the Latest Options and Tailoring Methods to Patient Goals
Expanding Access to Contraception
Physicians as Advocates: Ethical Duties and Practical Strategies

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 52-2
  • Published: May 7, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

RF

Rachel Flink-Bochacki

Affiliations and expertise
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA

LT

Lauren Thaxton

Affiliations and expertise
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA