Is family planning a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology?

Emergency contraception: Profiles of women using Plan B in a small Midwestern U.S. community

“…While most clinicians would agree that important counseling opportunities may be bypassed for over‐the‐counter users, future study may be required to develop alternative ways of addressing the need for such counseling. Additionally, in view of the segment of the sample who did report a primary care provider, but still needed to present at the clinic to access EC, it may be that providers continue to need to expand their own knowledge regarding safe and appropriate family planning methods (Lancy, 2005) and consider the use of advanced EC prescriptions as the literature recommends (Burkman & Schnare, 2006).…”

Emergency contraception knowledge among nurse practitioner students

“…Indeed, “slightly more than half of unintended pregnancies occur among women who were not using any method of contraception in the month they conceived, and more than four in 10 occur among women who used their method inconsistently or incorrectly” (Barot, 2008, p. 1). The role of EC as a backup to usual methods is important, but awareness and knowledge about EC has been reported as low even among healthcare providers (Lancy, 2005). “Differences in the understanding of terminology between patients and physicians could raise questions regarding the quality of informed consent when patients are told that EC will not act as an abortifacient and will not work once a woman is pregnant” (Campbell, Busby, & Steyer, 2008, p. 23).…”

The Fellowship in Family Planning

“…During the early history of obstetrics and gynecology the focus of the profession was largely on obstetric intervention and treatment of gynecologic disease, rather than regulation of reproduction [1]. Subspecialties in obstetrics and gynecology grew out of those interests and are approved and administered by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; and Gynecologic Oncology-all established in 1973.…”