Jill Durocher
At-Home Semi-Quantitative Pregnancy Tests as Replacement for Clinical Follow-Up of Medical Abortion
- Published
- December 1st, 2012
- Type
- Publication
- Topic
- Medical Abortion
- Authors
- Blum, J., Shochet, T., Lynd, K., Lichtenberg, S., Fischer, D., Arnesen, M., Winikoff, B., Blumenthal, P.D.
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.