Commentary: No-test medication abortion: A sample protocol for increasing access during a pandemic and beyond

Elizabeth G Raymond; Daniel Grossman; Alice Mark; Ushma D Upadhyay; Gillian Dean; Mitchell D Creinin; Leah Coplon; Jamila Perritt; Jessica M Atrio; DeShawn Taylor; Marji Gold

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.005

Commentary: No-test medication abortion: A sample protocol for increasing access during a pandemic and beyond

Contraception. 2020 Jun;101(6):361-366. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Gynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, United States. Electronic address: eraymond@gynuity.org.
² Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA, United States. Electronic address: Daniel.Grossman@UCSF.edu.
³ National Abortion Federation, Washington DC, United States. Electronic address: amark@prochoice.org.
⁴ Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA, United States. Electronic address: Ushma.Upadhyay@ucsf.edu.
⁵ Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, NY, United States. Electronic address: gillian.dean@ppfa.org.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States. Electronic address: mdcreinin@ucdavis.edu.
⁷ Maine Family Planning, Augusta, ME, United States. Electronic address: lcoplon@mainefamilyplanning.org.
⁸ Reproductive Health and Family Planning Specialist, Washington DC, United States.
⁹ Society of Family Planning, Clinical Affairs Subcommittee and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States. Electronic address: jatrio@montefiore.org.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, AZ, United States. Electronic address: d.taylor@desertstarfp.org.
¹¹ Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States. Electronic address: mgold@montefiore.org.

PMID: 32305289
PMCID: PMC7161512
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Abortion; COVID-19; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Pandemic; Telehealth; Ultrasound.

MeSH terms

Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / administration & dosage*
Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal / administration & dosage*
Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal / therapeutic use
Abortion, Induced / methods*
Adult
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Mifepristone / administration & dosage*
Mifepristone / therapeutic use
Misoprostol / administration & dosage*
Misoprostol / therapeutic use
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic*

Substances

Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal
Misoprostol
Mifepristone