Publications by authors named "Serena H Ly"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the experiences of obstetrics and gynecology residents in California and Florida regarding contraception counseling training and practices.
- Conducted between September 2022 and February 2023, it involved surveys and interviews with residents to evaluate their counseling methods, feelings of pressure, and experiences with coercion in contraceptive choices.
- Findings revealed that while most residents regularly used tiered-effectiveness counseling, many felt they didn't receive adequate formal training, often learning through observation, and expressed disappointment over patients opting to remove long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).
Objectives: Patients with intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) are at higher risk of complications when undergoing dilation and evacuation (D&E) compared to patients undergoing abortion for other indications. We aimed to compare baseline characteristics and describe outcomes, including frequencies of complications such as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and hemorrhage, in patients undergoing D&E for IUFD vs induced abortion, with a goal of identifying associated risk factors for complications.
Study Design: We conducted a retrospective matched cohort study of patients undergoing nonemergent D&Es for singleton ≥14-0/7-week IUFD January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021, matched with two patients undergoing induced second-trimester D&Es by cesarean delivery history, patient age, and gestational age (GA).