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. 2023 Dec 1;66(4):706-724.
doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000812. Epub 2023 Sep 26.

Medication Abortion: A Comprehensive Review

Erin Fleurant  1 , Leanne McCloskey
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Medication Abortion: A Comprehensive Review

Erin Fleurant et al. Clin Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of evidence-based guidelines for medication abortion in the first trimester. We discuss regimens, both FDA-approved and other clinical-based protocols, and will briefly discuss novel self-managed abortion techniques taking place outside the formal health care system. Overview of patient counseling and pain management are presented with care to include guidance on "no touch" regimens that have proven both feasible and effective. We hope that this comprehensive review helps the health care community make strides to increase access to abortion in a time when reproductive health care is continuously restricted.

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