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Factors Shaping Women's Pre-abortion Communication with Their Regular Gynecologic Care Providers.
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- Understanding Women's Communication with Their Providers During Medication Abortion and Abortion Pill Reversal: An Exploratory Analysis.The Linacre quarterly · 2023Article
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- U.S. Abortion Care Providers' Perspectives on Self-Managed Abortion.Qualitative health research · 2022Article
- "I talked to a couple of friends that had it": Informal feminized health networks and contraceptive method choices.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- "It's not something you talk about really": information barriers encountered by women who travel long distances for abortion care.Contraception · 2019Article
- Factors Shaping Women's Pre-abortion Communication with Members of Their Social Network.Journal of community health · 2019Article
- Should prenatal care providers offer pregnancy options counseling?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Recent developments have made female permanent contraception an increasingly attractive option, and pregnant women in particular ought to be counselled about it.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2016Review
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objectiveTo understand women's experiences communicating with their regular gynecologic care provider about abortion decision making before obtaining an abortion at a dedicated abortion clinic. STUDY
designSemistructured interviews were conducted with women presenting for first-trimester surgical abortion at a high-volume, hospital-based abortion clinic. Women were asked whether and why they did or did not discuss their abortion decision with their gynecologic care provider. Interviews were transcribed and computer-assisted content analysis was performed; salient themes are presented.
resultsThirty women who obtained an abortion were interviewed. A majority of the 24 women who had a regular gynecologic care provider did not discuss their decision with that provider. Themes associated with not discussing their decision included: 1) perceiving that the discussion would not be beneficial, 2) expecting that gynecologic care providers do not perform abortions, 3) anticipating or experiencing logistical barriers, and 4) worrying about disrupting the patient-provider relationship. Women who did discuss their decision primarily did so because the pregnancy was diagnosed at the time of a previously scheduled appointment and generally did not believe that their provider performed abortions.
conclusionFor many women, seeking counsel from a regular gynecologic provider before seeking an abortion may not afford a significant benefit. However, some women express concerns with regard to seeking abortion counselling from their regular provider. These concerns underscore the need for gynecologic providers to foster patient-provider relationships that allow women to feel comfortable discussing all aspects of their reproductive health.
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