RU OK? The acceptability and feasibility of remote technologies for follow-up after early medical abortion

Acceptability and feasibility of phone follow-up with a semiquantitative urine pregnancy test after medical abortion in Moldova and Uzbekistan

“…All eight responded "yes" to the following question: "Did you feel any of the following things today: breast tenderness, nausea or "morning sickness", need to urinate frequently, exhaustion or tiredness?" Previous studies show that the semiquantitative pregnancy test accurately detects ongoing pregnancy in 100% of cases, produces no false negatives [12,13], and that a symptom checklist is not highly predictive of abortion failure [8,14,19]. A study conducted by Ngoc et al [14] concluded that when the semiquantitative pregnancy test is used, the symptom checklist did not offer additional value in identifying ongoing pregnancy.…”

Update on Medical Abortion: Expanding Safe and Equitable, Patient-Centered Care

“…Telemedicine improves access to medical abortion in regions where access to surgical abortion is limited [41] and is feasible and effective in simplifying follow-up for patients across varied international settings including the UK [42], Vietnam [43], and the USA [44]. Additionally, this practice has high patient and provider satisfaction [45,46]. Because some women choose medical abortion for convenience or to have more control over the abortion process, decreasing unnecessary in-person visits and allowing for home use of mifepristone may improve women's experiences with medical abortion.…”

Update on medical abortion

“…Studies have tested various forms of remote communication with patients after abortion, including telephone, text message, and online standardized surveys. These have been established as feasible ways to correspond with patients after abortion and are preferred by many women [22].…”