At-home semi-quantitative pregnancy tests as replacement for clinical follow-up of medical abortion

Contraception; December 1, 2012; Vol. 86(6):757-762; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2012.06.005

Medical abortion in the United States requires clinic-based follow-up, representing additional time and cost to women and clinics. This study evaluated a semi-quantitative home pregnancy test as a possible replacement for in-person follow-up. The results demonstrate that at-home follow-up with a semi-quantitative pregnancy test is feasible for service delivery in the United States.