Telemedicine and medical abortion: dispelling safety myths, with facts

doi:10.21037/mhealth.2018.01.01

Editorial

. 2018 Feb 1:4:3.

doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.01.01. eCollection 2018.

Telemedicine and medical abortion: dispelling safety myths, with facts

Roopan Gill¹, Wendy V Norman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Family Practice, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 29552565
PMCID: PMC5847856
DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.01.01

Editorial

Telemedicine and medical abortion: dispelling safety myths, with facts

Roopan Gill et al. Mhealth. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 1:4:3.

doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.01.01. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Roopan Gill¹, Wendy V Norman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Family Practice, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 29552565
PMCID: PMC5847856
DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.01.01

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Safety of Medical Abortion Provided Through Telemedicine Compared With In Person.
Grossman D, Grindlay K. Grossman D, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Oct;130(4):778-782. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002212. Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 28885427

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[1] Yang YT, Kozhimannil KB. Medication abortion through tele- medicine: implications of a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court. Obstet Gynecol 2016;127:313-6. 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001251 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Yang YT, Kozhimannil KB. Medication abortion through tele- medicine: implications of a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court. Obstet Gynecol 2016;127:313-6. 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001251 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Grossman D, Grindlay K. Safety of medical abortion provided through telemedicine compared with in person. Obstet Gynecol 2017;130:778-82. 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002212 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Grossman D, Grindlay K. Safety of medical abortion provided through telemedicine compared with in person. Obstet Gynecol 2017;130:778-82. 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002212 - DOI - PubMed

[5] World Health Organization. Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems. Second edition. Available online: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/70914/1/9789241548434_eng.pdf - PubMed

[6] World Health Organization. Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems. Second edition. Available online: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/70914/1/9789241548434_eng.pdf - PubMed

[7] Sethna C, Doull M. Spatial disparities and travel to freestanding abortion clinics in Canada. Women's Studies International Forum 2013;38:52-62. 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.02.001 - DOI

[8] Sethna C, Doull M. Spatial disparities and travel to freestanding abortion clinics in Canada. Women's Studies International Forum 2013;38:52-62. 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.02.001 - DOI

[9] Norman WV, Dickens BM. Abortion by telemedicine: an equitable option for Irish women. BMJ 2017;357:j2237. 10.1136/bmj.j2237 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Norman WV, Dickens BM. Abortion by telemedicine: an equitable option for Irish women. BMJ 2017;357:j2237. 10.1136/bmj.j2237 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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