Daniel Grossman

..We assessed the effect of a telemedicine model providing medical abortion on service delivery in a clinic system in Iowa...

..Several reported difficulties obtaining health care in Mexico or reentering the United States when they had postabortion complications. Several areas for improvement were identified, including outreach to clinics in Mexico...

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..Requiring a follow-up visit with ultrasound evaluation to confirm completion after medication abortion can be a barrier to providing the service...

..S. public clinics compared with women who obtained combined oral contraceptives over the counter (OTC) in Mexican pharmacies...

..The objectives are to document clinical and acceptability outcomes of second trimester medical and surgical abortion as performed at public hospitals in the Western Cape Province...

..Fear of side effects and previous negative experiences are common reasons for contraceptive nonuse...

..A larger randomised controlled trial is needed that directly compares outcomes between the two methods, examines acceptability to women and explores clinicians' perspectives on providing them...

..To estimate how well a convenience sample of women from the general population could self-screen for contraindications to combined oral contraceptives using a medical checklist...

..In order to explore the use of a urine-based test to screen for ongoing pregnancy, we compared the diagnostic accuracy of a recently developed semi-quantitative urine pregnancy test to serum beta-hCG testing...

..Although in some cases additional research is necessary, existing data indicate that evidence-based demedicalization of contraceptive provision could reduce costs and improve access...

..To estimate the effectiveness and acceptability of telemedicine provision of early medical abortion compared with provision with a face-to-face physician visit at a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Iowa...

..One strategy to improve access to oral contraceptives is to make them available without a prescription...

..Despite the high prevalence of unintended pregnancies caused by lack of contraceptive use, little is known about women's reasons for or attitudes toward unprotected intercourse (UI)...

..Emergency contraception and abortion are particularly underresearched...

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..To estimate variation across hospitals in the rate of postpartum sterilization...

..To estimate unintended pregnancy rates among a representative sample of 7,225 active-duty women in the U.S. military in 2008 and to compare these rates with 2005 and with the U.S. population...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients' and providers' experiences with telemedicine provision of medical abortion...

..Approximately 12% of active duty US servicewomen have an unintended pregnancy each year; however, little is known about contraception use during deployment...

..The need to ask a clinician to remove an intrauterine contraceptive (IUC) may deter some women from trying the method. There is little risk to a woman who attempts to remove her own IUC...

..The purpose of this study was to explore military women's experiences seeking abortion care during overseas deployment...

..Use a gender perspective to analyze a partner notification study conducted in antenatal clinics in Bolivia to assess the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and partner notification...

..We identify three ways through which medical abortion provision might be simplified based on existing evidence and suggest five additional simplifications that require further research to confirm their safety and efficacy...

..In many settings, women obtain the medication from a pharmacy. This study was conducted to better understand pharmacy staff knowledge and provision practices of misoprostol and other medical abortifacients...

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..Protocols that require in-person follow-up after abortion may not make the best use of a women's time or abilities, or of the medical system...