Treatment of external genital warts at Planned Parenthood Federation of America centers.

Objective: To compare patterns and cost of treating external genital warts (EGW) at 5 major Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) affiliates.

Study Design: Charts of 422 women and 78 men treated for EGW were reviewed. Treatment must have been successful and occurred at a single clinic.

Adequacy and safety of buccal misoprostol for cervical preparation prior to termination of second-trimester pregnancy.

Objective: The objective of this retrospective, descriptive study is to assess the adequacy and safety of buccal misoprostol with and without laminaria for cervical preparation prior to second-trimester abortion.

Methods: We analyzed Planned Parenthood Federation of America data from 2,218 elective dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedures conducted on women at 12 to 23 6/7 weeks of gestation from April 2002 to March 2003. Each woman received 400, 600 or 800 microg of buccal misoprostol with or without laminaria for preprocedural cervical preparation.