Shifting toward remote screening means primary care providers who work in rural, low-income and other marginalized communities could conduct medication abortion screening and increase equitable access to abortion care.
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Assessment and Management of PMS and PMDD in the Adolescent
Discussing menstrual cycle-related mood symptoms provides an opportune time during the visit to complete depression screening.
Biden Health Pick Must Tread Carefully on Abortion, Family Planning
Clinics and women’s health advocates want to unwind Trump-era funding cuts and rules that decimated reproductive health providers.
Challenges of preconception and interconception care: Environmental toxic exposures
This article provides healthcare providers with up-to-date information about the impact of a variety of potentially toxic environmental exposures on…
Clinical Topics: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Dr. Laurie L. Ray, assistant professor (clinical track) at Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, in Atlanta, Georgia…
Current barriers to LARC removal: Threats to reproductive autonomy
A major development in women’s health is the increasing popularity of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which refer to intrauterine devices…
Developing and implementing PrEP at your local health center
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective tool in the prevention of HIV acquisition. Advanced practice registered nurses are ideally positioned…
Drugs in pregnancy, lactation, and reproductive health: Standards for prescribers
In June 2015, the FDA updated its recommendations for the labeling of drugs with respect to their use by pregnant…
Fears surrounding pregnancy and motherhood among women with cystic fibrosis
Recent advances in science and clinical care have changed the characteristics of the population with cystic fibrosis (CF). Half of…
Online Data Could Be Used Against People Seeking Abortions if Roe v. Wade falls
Anyone in a state where abortion becomes illegal who relies on the internet for information, products and services related to reproductive health would be subject to online policing.
Practitioners Trying to Prescribe Abortion Pills Across State Lines Stymied by Legislation
Nurse practitioners who are getting licensed in multiple states so they can use telemedicine and mail-order pharmacies to help more women get medication abortions are being stymied by state regulations.
Seeing our invisible patients: The importance of providing inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare to LGBTQ populations
Before reading the article, click here to take the pretest. The author encourages healthcare providers to become more competent and inclusive…
We are Title X
As providers of women’s healthcare and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, we must stay up to date and vigilant…
Welcome to the Clinician Café—A unique learning model
The National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning (NCTCFP) had to reassess strategies for delivering distance education during the pandemic…
What is Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity and Why Does it Matter for Nurse Practitioners?
To fully meet patients’ needs, provide compassionate care that helps our patients thrive, and to create the best health outcomes possible, it is important to make SRHE a priority in our practice.
What’s Next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ Falls? More Than Half of States Expected to Ban or Restrict Abortion
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states.