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Commentary: "No-Test" Medication Abortion: A Sample Protocol for Increasing Access During a Pandemic and Beyond

Published
June 1st, 2020
Type
Publication
Topic
Medication Abortion
Authors
Raymond EG, Grossman D, Mark A, Upadhyay UD, Dean G, Creinin MD, Coplon L, Perritt J, Atrio JM, Taylor D, Gold M

Contraception; 2020 Jun; 101(6):361-366; doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.005

A sample protocol for providing medication abortion to select people without any routine facility-based tests either before or after treatment. Includes recommendations for patient selection, Rh status evaluation and management, the treatment regimen, and follow-up.

Developed in response to the urgent need for remote delivery of abortion care as a key pandemic control measure, the protocol and accompanying commentary are freely available to download.

Also available Medication Abortion with Misoprostol-Only: A Sample Protocol Contraception 2023.