National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting 2015

April 18-21, 2015 - Baltimore

Gynuity was very active in this year's NAF conference. Here is a list of our presentations:

Gynuity panel
Medical abortion service provision: How low can we go?
Panel chair: Dr. Beverly Winikoff

The efficacy and feasibility of extending outpatient MA beyond 70 days: What do the data tell us? – Ilana Dzuba

Home use of a semi-quantitative pregnancy test for medical abortion follow-up among low literate women in Pakistan – Dina Abbas

Can we omit the screening ultrasound before medical abortion? – Dr. Elizabeth Raymond

Should we offer a service with no pregnancy test? Exploring potential demand for menstrual regulation in the U.S. – Dr. Wendy Sheldon

Oral presentations
Medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol at 13-22 weeks: How long between the mifepristone and the misoprostol? – Dina Abbas

What happens when medical abortion services give women the option of taking mifepristone home? – Erica Chong

Quickstart of contraceptive implants in medical abortion – Dr. Elizabeth Raymond
This presentation won the Scientific Paper Award

Posters presentations
Choose your battles: Working with the government in Kazakhstan to make medical abortion accessible to women – Ingrida Platais

Can semi-quantitative pregnancy tests assist women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies to monitor hCG levels outside of a clinic setting? – Dr. Wendy Sheldon