Ibis Reproductive Health

Contraception is vital for women to control their fertility and choose whether and when to have children. We strive to simplify regimens, increase access, and remove logistical barriers to the full range of contraceptive options.

Projects include:

Abortion and reproductive health access for women in the US military
Low-income women’s access to contraception after Massachusetts health care reform
Reproductive Empowerment and Decision Making for Young Adults (REaDY) Initiative
Moving oral contraceptives over-the-counter
Evaluating over-the-counter use of oral contraceptives among US women living near the Mexico border
Review of current best evidence on contraceptive provision and how it differs from labeling and guidelines
Pharmacist attitudes toward emergency contraception in South Africa
Cochrane review of research on advance provision of emergency contraception
Accessibility of emergency contraceptive pill-related services for sexual assault survivors in South Carolina
Arab World Regional Network of the International Consortium of Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of need among Palestinian retail pharmacists
Emergency contraception information in Arabic
Arabic terms for medication abortion and emergency contraception
Availability of emergency contraception in hospital emergency rooms
How Catholic hospitals respond to state laws mandating provision of emergency contraception to sexual assault patients
Increasing access to long-term contraceptive methods among young women in San Francisco
Evaluating the reproductive health content of medical education in the Arab world
Assessing the reproductive health content of undergraduate medical education in the US