Social determinants of choosing telemedicine for contraceptive care: A retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: Compare demographic characteristics and contraception choices among individuals seeking contraception care via telemedicine versus in-person.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of contraception visits from June-September 2021 at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. We assessed demographics and contraception choices.

Understanding medication abortion ineligibility due to gestational age among a cohort of patients in Southern California.

Objective: Medication abortion (MAB) is safe and effective up to 77 days gestation. Limited data are available on how often patients are ineligible for MAB due to advanced gestational age and how many of those ineligible go on to receive procedural abortion.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of electronic health records from Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest (PPPSW) from January - December 2021.

Impact of COVID-19 on abortion method under ten weeks gestational age in Southern California.

Objective: We assessed the proportion of medication versus suction aspiration abortions before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in a health system that did not limit access to abortion.

Study Design: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis among patients having an abortion at 10 weeks gestation or less at Planned Parenthood health centers in San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties in California. Centers required in-person follow up for medication abortion throughout the pandemic.