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  • Title: Oral and IUD emergency contraception provision among a national sample of obstetrician-gynecologists.
    Author: Castleberry NM, Stark L, Schulkin J, Grossman D.
    Journal: Contraception; 2020 Dec; 102(6):406-408. PubMed ID: 32898546.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To assess obstetrician-gynecologists' practices related to emergency contraception (EC). We performed a survey of ACOG Fellows and Junior Fellows between August 2016 and March 2017. RESULTS: The final sample was 1280 respondents (52.2% response rate). The majority (84%) reported offering at least one form of EC, with 18% offering ulipristal acetate and 29% offering copper IUDs. Fifty-seven percent of those offering IUDs reported recommending them in the last 12 months. Few had placed IUDs for EC. Half of ob-gyns reported not recommending copper IUDs because patients rarely seek EC. CONCLUSION: Many obstetrician-gynecologists are not offering the most effective forms of EC. IMPLICATIONS: Both patients and clinicians need more outreach about the most effective methods of emergency contraception.
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