An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Medical update
 
  4 May 2012

USA: Unprotected intercourse among women wanting to avoid pregnancy: attitudes, behaviours, beliefs

The study set out better to understand the behaviours associated with unintended pregnancy, including the frequency and reasons why women engage in unprotected intercourse (UI), to help guide efforts to prevent unintended pregnancy. From Women’s Health Issues. 

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  3 May 2012

USA: Eliminating the routine postoperative surgical abortion visit

The objective of this study was to determine whether replacing the ‘routine’ postoperative visit after surgical abortion with an ‘as indicated’ visit is associated with an increase in the rates of either failed abortion (continuing pregnancy) or repeat abortion. From Contraception. 

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  3 May 2012

USA: Paracervical block for pain control in first-trimester surgical abortion

The study’s objective was to estimate the effect of a paracervical block and the effect of gestational age on patient pain perception. From Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

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  26 April 2012

France: Contraceptive paths of adolescent women undergoing an abortion

This study found that although most teens switch to more effective methods of contraception after an abortion, only a minority receives a prescription for a long-acting method. From Journal of Adolescent Health. 

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  25 April 2012

Turkey: Pharmacists’ counselling practices and attitudes regarding emergency contraceptive pills

The aim of this study was to assess Turkish pharmacists’ counselling practices and attitudes regarding emergency contraception pills (ECPs). From International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 

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  24 April 2012

Hungary: Determinants of emergency contraceptive use after unprotected intercourse

This study set out to compare differences in contraceptive characteristics and the knowledge of emergency contraception (EC) between women who used EC after unprotected intercourse and those who sought abortion. From Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 

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  21 April 2012

Nepal: Health care workers’ perceptions of the effects of abortion legalisation

From BMC Public Health. 

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