Providing Abortion Services in the Primary Care Setting
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.07.010
Providing Abortion Services in the Primary Care Setting
Abstract
Patients commonly present with unintended pregnancy in the primary care setting, and 1 in 4 women has an abortion in her lifetime. Early abortion services can be safely provided in the primary care setting. Abortion options provided in primary care settings include both medication abortion and early uterine aspiration abortion. Medication abortion, provided up to 10 weeks' gestational age, includes mifepristone (a progestin antagonist) and misoprostol (a prostaglandin). Uterine aspiration can be provided via manual or electronic vacuum in the first trimester.
Keywords: Abortion; Family planning; Primary care; Procedure; Unintended pregnancy.
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