Exploring the Motivations and the Concerns Behind Self-Managed Medication Abortion Done by Purchasing Medication Online: Qualitative Interview Study With US Abortion Seekers Post-Roe [PDF]
BackgroundAs restrictive abortion laws continue to emerge in various states of the United States, pregnant individuals are turning to alternative channels to seek abortion medication, one of which is engaging in self-managed medication abortion ...
Cristina Bosco +2 more
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What motivates primary care providers to prescribe mifepristone medication abortion? Results of a qualitative investigation in Canada [PDF]
Background Mifepristone-misoprostol, the gold standard medication abortion drug regimen, became available in Canada in 2017. However, there is limited evidence regarding the factors that influence primary care providers to begin prescribing medication ...
Sarah Munro +3 more
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Effectiveness and safety of telehealth medication abortion in the USA. [PDF]
Telehealth abortion has become critical to addressing surges in demand in states where abortion remains legal but evidence on its effectiveness and safety is limited.
Upadhyay UD +5 more
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BackgroundChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot that uses natural language processing to understand and execute prompts in a human-like manner.
Hayley V. McMahon +2 more
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Pricing of medication abortion in the United States, 2021-2023. [PDF]
Introduction Financial costs remain one of the greatest barriers to abortion, leading to delays in care and preventing some from getting a desired abortion. Medication abortion is available through in‐person facilities and telehealth services.
Upadhyay UD +4 more
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“You can do this at home and people won’t find out”: a qualitative exploration of women’s experiences with the use of medication abortion drugs received directly from pharmacies in Nepal [PDF]
Background In Nepal, over two-thirds of abortion seekers use medication abortion drugs to terminate their pregnancies. However, fewer than half of all abortions occur in government-approved facilities.
Nished Rijal +3 more
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Awareness of medication abortion among a nationally representative U.S. sample, 2021–2022
OBJECTIVE Assess public awareness of medication abortion in the U.S. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2021-2022 with a probability-based sample, calculating prevalence of medication abortion awareness and assessing its associations
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Changes in Support for Advance Provision and Over-the-Counter Access to Medication Abortion.
This cross-sectional study evaluates changes in national support for and personal interest in advance provision and over-the-counter access to medication abortion in the US since the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Supreme Court decision.
Biggs MA +5 more
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Comparison of No-Test Telehealth and In-Person Medication Abortion.
Importance In the US, access to medication abortion using history-based (no-test) eligibility assessment, including through telehealth and mailing of mifepristone, has grown rapidly.
Ralph LJ +5 more
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Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Background: Although mifepristone for medication abortion has been available in Canada since a regulatory change in 2017, leading to its rapid uptake, the effects of this availability on regional access to abortion are unknown.
Schummers L +9 more
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