title: Contraception following abortion and the treatment of incomplete abortion.
abstract: Family planning counseling and the provision of postabortion contraception should be an integrated part of abortion and postabortion care to help women avoid another unplanned pregnancy and a repeat abortion. Postabortion contraception is significantly more effective in preventing repeat unintended pregnancy and abortion when it is provided before women leave the healthcare facility where they received abortion care, and when the chosen method is a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method. This article provides evidence supporting these two critical aspects of postabortion contraception. It suggests that gynecologists and obstetricians have an ethical obligation to do everything necessary to ensure that postabortion contraception, with a focus on LARC methods, becomes an integral part of abortion and postabortion care, in line with the recommendations of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and of several other organizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women and Children's Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: kristina.gemzell@ki.se.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemzell-Danielsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Women and Children's Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kopp Kallner
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and Center for Research in Human Reproduction (CEMICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anibal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faúndes
mesh_terms: D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000628:therapy*; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003270:Contraceptive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations
keywords: FIGO initiative; Incomplete abortion; Long-acting reversible contraception; Postabortion care; Postabortion contraception; Prevention; Unsafe abortion