ArticlePreventive medicine2021
COVID-19 and family planning service delivery: Findings from a survey of U.S. physicians.
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- Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services for Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence: a Comparative Effectiveness Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Service continuity of community-based health and social care organisations in times of disaster and health emergencies: a mapping review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Disruption and recovery of family planning, contraception and other sexual and reproductive health services in Brazil with COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Single-Visit Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Insertion Practices Before and After Implementation of Practice Changes Including Telehealth Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in North Carolina.North Carolina medical journal · 2025Article
- The use of telemedicine in family medicine: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Contraceptive care in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A social media survey of contraceptive access, telehealth use and telehealth quality.Contraception · 2023Article
- Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Continuing to Impact Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents? Findings From a 2021 Survey of US Physicians.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Adapting Family Planning Service Delivery in Title X and School-Based Settings during COVID-19: Provider and Staff Experiences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on family planning: results from a qualitative study in rural Uganda following COVID-19 lockdown.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Unwanted sexual activity among United States women early in the COVID-19 pandemic.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Comparison of Pregnancy Preferences Preceding vs Year 1 of the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Assessing differences in contraceptive provision through telemedicine among reproductive health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Telehealth for contraceptive care: Lessons from staff and clinicians for improving implementation and sustainability in Illinois.Contraception: X · 2022Article
- Changes in Commercial Insurance Claims for Contraceptive Services During the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic-United States, January 2019-September 2020.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
- Contraceptive access and use of long-acting reversible contraceptives during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Equitable access to contraception is critical for reproductive autonomy. Using cross-sectional data from the DocStyles survey administered September-October 2020 (68% response rate), we compared changes in family planning-related clinical services and healthcare delivery strategies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed service provision issues among 1063 U.S. physicians whose practice provided family planning services just before the pandemic. About one-fifth of those whose practices provided the following services or strategies just before the pandemic discontinued these services during the pandemic: long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) placement (16%); LARC removal (17%); providing or prescribing emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) in advance (18%); and reminding patients about contraception injections or LARC removal or replacement (20%). Many practices not providing the following services or strategies just before the pandemic initiated these services during the pandemic: telehealth for contraception initiation (43%); telehealth for contraception continuation (48%); and renewing contraception prescriptions without requiring an office visit (36%). While a smaller proportion of physicians reported service provision issues in the month before survey completion than at any point during the pandemic, about one-third still reported fewer adult females seeking care (37%) and technical challenges with telehealth (32%). Discontinuation of key family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic may limit contraception access and impede reproductive autonomy. Implementing healthcare service delivery strategies that reduce the need for in-person visits (e.g., telehealth for contraception, providing or prescribing ECPs in advance) may decrease disruptions in care. Resources exist for public health and clinical efforts to ensure contraception access during the pandemic.
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