Abstract
Objective: Compare long-acting contraceptive (LARC) utilization 1 month following a medical abortion among women who chose office or telephone follow-up. Materials and Methods: We performed a chart review of 79 patients in a new medical abortion service. Women chose a 1-week follow-up in-office or by phone. Contraceptive implants could be placed 1 week and intrauterine contraceptives 4 weeks after mifepristone administration. Results: LARC methods were desired by 38% and 44% of women, and received by 27% and 29% of women in the office and phone follow-up groups, respectively (p=.8). Conclusion: The choice of follow-up in-office or by phone did not change the LARC uptake rate. Implications: Women should not be discouraged to follow up by phone due to concern for decreased LARC uptake.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-405 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Contraception |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Contraception
- Follow-up
- Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
- Medical abortion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology