UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
@ucsfbixby.bsky.social
A group of physicians, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, social scientists, clinical researchers, and advocates working to advance reproductive and sexual health worldwide.
https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
Medication abortion is common, safe, and effective.
@ushma.bsky.social and @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social debunk false information pushed by Florida's attorney general
@ushma.bsky.social and @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social debunk false information pushed by Florida's attorney general
Florida AG says 1 in 25 people who take the abortion pill are hospitalized. Here's the fact-check.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is suing Planned Parenthood for what he called deceptive marketing practices involving abortion pills.
19thnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Medication abortion is common, safe, and effective.
@ushma.bsky.social and @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social debunk false information pushed by Florida's attorney general
@ushma.bsky.social and @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social debunk false information pushed by Florida's attorney general
“Expanding access to contraception now is really important, because people face barriers to accessing contraception and the consequences of having an unintended pregnancy can be even more dire for people who are living in states where abortion access is so constrained."
@drdgrossman.bsky.social
@drdgrossman.bsky.social
More people are turning to over-the-counter birth control pills - Scienceline
The first over-the-counter birth control in the US has expanded contraception access to people who may not have had it before.
scienceline.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Expanding access to contraception now is really important, because people face barriers to accessing contraception and the consequences of having an unintended pregnancy can be even more dire for people who are living in states where abortion access is so constrained."
@drdgrossman.bsky.social
@drdgrossman.bsky.social
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“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.
The Politicization of Adoption in America | All Of It | WNYC
Sociologist Gretchen Sisson has spent a decade interviewing women who gave up their parental rights. She discusses her new book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privile...
www.wnyc.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.
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The facts are clear: Mifepristone is safe and effective.
The infamous EPPC report, which is not peer-reviewed, manipulates data to call mifepristone’s safety into question. It is a political document, not a scientific one.
The infamous EPPC report, which is not peer-reviewed, manipulates data to call mifepristone’s safety into question. It is a political document, not a scientific one.
Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms - FactCheck.org
As justification for a Food and Drug Administration review of a drug used in medication abortion, two Trump administration health officials have referenced an April report from an anti-abortion group ...
www.factcheck.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The facts are clear: Mifepristone is safe and effective.
The infamous EPPC report, which is not peer-reviewed, manipulates data to call mifepristone’s safety into question. It is a political document, not a scientific one.
The infamous EPPC report, which is not peer-reviewed, manipulates data to call mifepristone’s safety into question. It is a political document, not a scientific one.
"What I found is that OB-GYNs are very worried about this. It’s extremely frustrating to practice under rules that can delay care.”
Lori Freedman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about Catholic hospitals' restrictions on pregnancy care
Lori Freedman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about Catholic hospitals' restrictions on pregnancy care
She begged for help. The hospital sent her home — citing religion
A young couple rushed to the ER during a pregnancy emergency. What happened next wasn’t medical care — it was religious doctrine. Their case exposes an emerging crisis in California’s maternal health ...
sfstandard.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"What I found is that OB-GYNs are very worried about this. It’s extremely frustrating to practice under rules that can delay care.”
Lori Freedman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about Catholic hospitals' restrictions on pregnancy care
Lori Freedman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about Catholic hospitals' restrictions on pregnancy care
A pilot study in rural Malawi found that contraceptive outreach developed via human-centered design—things like bicycles, lunch allowances, and workflow planning templates for workers—has the potential to improve contraception accessibility and reduce fear of self-injectable contraception
Improving Contraception Outreach through Human-Centered Design: A Pilot Study of the Ndingathe (“I Can”) Intervention in Rural Malawi
In Malawi, community health workers known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) can facilitate access to contraception through rural outreach. Self-injectable contraception also shows promise to…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A pilot study in rural Malawi found that contraceptive outreach developed via human-centered design—things like bicycles, lunch allowances, and workflow planning templates for workers—has the potential to improve contraception accessibility and reduce fear of self-injectable contraception
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A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms - FactCheck.org
As justification for a Food and Drug Administration review of a drug used in medication abortion, two Trump administration health officials have referenced an April report from an anti-abortion group…
www.factcheck.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.
A few evidence-backed changes to countries' lists of essential medicines could save lives and stretch limited health budgets.
Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani make the case in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani make the case in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
Smarter Local Medicine Choices Can Save Countries Millions Of Dollars - Health Policy Watch
Ministries of health, funders, and technical partners need to make regular smart reviews of Essential Medicines Lists the norm.
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A few evidence-backed changes to countries' lists of essential medicines could save lives and stretch limited health budgets.
Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani make the case in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani make the case in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
In a study in Ghana, people who had person-centered prenatal care, focusing on their needs and preferences, had lower odds of postpartum depression. Read the research here:
Association between person-centered care during pregnancy and perinatal depression in Ghana - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Risk factors for perinatal depression (PND) have been well documented, yet the relationship between person-centered care during antenatal and childbirth care and PND remains understudied. To examine…
bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In a study in Ghana, people who had person-centered prenatal care, focusing on their needs and preferences, had lower odds of postpartum depression. Read the research here:
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Laws that restrict abortion care put physicians under increasing stress and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, preterm rupture of membranes, and other pregnancy problems.
Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Laws that restrict abortion care put physicians under increasing stress and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, preterm rupture of membranes, and other pregnancy problems.
A new study in India challenges conventional approaches targeting young women with family planning information, suggesting that influential family members like mothers-in-law should be included
Implementation and evaluation of a family planning intervention engaging mothers-in-law of young women in India: a mixed methods pilot study - PubMed
The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06320964). Registered retrospectively on 13 March 2024, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06320964 IRB Approval number: 22 -37,173.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A new study in India challenges conventional approaches targeting young women with family planning information, suggesting that influential family members like mothers-in-law should be included
"We often ask our patients to be trusting in us before we’ve actually done the effort to building trust."
A new paper led by Yasaman Zia found explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients among contraceptive care providers
A new paper led by Yasaman Zia found explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients among contraceptive care providers
Contraceptive providers show bias toward transgender patients | Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
By Bixby Center on November 5, 2025
bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"We often ask our patients to be trusting in us before we’ve actually done the effort to building trust."
A new paper led by Yasaman Zia found explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients among contraceptive care providers
A new paper led by Yasaman Zia found explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients among contraceptive care providers
“What they need to do is look at the published literature on telehealth for medication abortion, and what they would find is that it is as safe and effective as in-person care."
@ushma.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social discusses the FDA's questionable review of medication abortion safety
@ushma.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social discusses the FDA's questionable review of medication abortion safety
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells FDA to review safety of mifepristone
Years of scientific evidence from rigorous studies have overwhelmingly established the safety and effectiveness of the abortion pill.
pennsylvaniaindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“What they need to do is look at the published literature on telehealth for medication abortion, and what they would find is that it is as safe and effective as in-person care."
@ushma.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social discusses the FDA's questionable review of medication abortion safety
@ushma.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social discusses the FDA's questionable review of medication abortion safety
New research from Uganda shows that having at least one person in one's health network who knows about when infants should be tested for HIV was critical for making sure someone knew this critical information.
Social networks can help spread information about infant HIV testing | Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
By Bixby Center on November 12, 2025
bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New research from Uganda shows that having at least one person in one's health network who knows about when infants should be tested for HIV was critical for making sure someone knew this critical information.
Expanding access to birth control should be a public health priority.
Removing barriers to contraception improves health outcomes, reduces inequities, and makes communities stronger #ThxBirthControl
Removing barriers to contraception improves health outcomes, reduces inequities, and makes communities stronger #ThxBirthControl
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Expanding access to birth control should be a public health priority.
Removing barriers to contraception improves health outcomes, reduces inequities, and makes communities stronger #ThxBirthControl
Removing barriers to contraception improves health outcomes, reduces inequities, and makes communities stronger #ThxBirthControl
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The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill
11.4.25
jessica.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
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We say #ThxBirthControl because it’s health care for all of us.
For the students juggling classes and cramps.
For the parents spacing pregnancies.
For the trans and queer folks affirming who they are.
For anyone who wants to live on their own timeline.
#FreeThePill #ReproductiveFreedom
For the students juggling classes and cramps.
For the parents spacing pregnancies.
For the trans and queer folks affirming who they are.
For anyone who wants to live on their own timeline.
#FreeThePill #ReproductiveFreedom
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We say #ThxBirthControl because it’s health care for all of us.
For the students juggling classes and cramps.
For the parents spacing pregnancies.
For the trans and queer folks affirming who they are.
For anyone who wants to live on their own timeline.
#FreeThePill #ReproductiveFreedom
For the students juggling classes and cramps.
For the parents spacing pregnancies.
For the trans and queer folks affirming who they are.
For anyone who wants to live on their own timeline.
#FreeThePill #ReproductiveFreedom
There is overwhelming evidence that mifepristone is safe and effective.
The administration's so-called review raises serious concerns about access to medication abortion.
The administration's so-called review raises serious concerns about access to medication abortion.
Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone, driving new concerns about limits on access
publish.buffer.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There is overwhelming evidence that mifepristone is safe and effective.
The administration's so-called review raises serious concerns about access to medication abortion.
The administration's so-called review raises serious concerns about access to medication abortion.
Transgender and gender diverse people face many layers of barriers when seeking birth control services.
New research led by Yasaman Zia found that contraceptive providers showed explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients.
New research led by Yasaman Zia found that contraceptive providers showed explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients.
Contraceptive providers show bias toward transgender patients | Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
By Bixby Center on November 5, 2025
bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Transgender and gender diverse people face many layers of barriers when seeking birth control services.
New research led by Yasaman Zia found that contraceptive providers showed explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients.
New research led by Yasaman Zia found that contraceptive providers showed explicit and implicit bias toward transgender and gender diverse patients.
Reposted by UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Add a new book to your TBR 📚 list!
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Add a new book to your TBR 📚 list!
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
When Roe Fell is a collection of essays edited by ANSIRH's Katrina Kimport examining the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Get your copy today: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-roe-fel...
Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women, but diagnosis and treatment can be hard to get.
Heather Huddleston explains why in @washingtonpost.com
Heather Huddleston explains why in @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women, but diagnosis and treatment can be hard to get.
Heather Huddleston explains why in @washingtonpost.com
Heather Huddleston explains why in @washingtonpost.com
This administration has a habit of ignoring scientific evidence.
“If the FDA were to do an actual review based on gold-standard science, I think they would actually end up removing the barriers that remain on mifepristone,” @ushma.bsky.social told @sciam.bsky.social
“If the FDA were to do an actual review based on gold-standard science, I think they would actually end up removing the barriers that remain on mifepristone,” @ushma.bsky.social told @sciam.bsky.social
Decades of Evidence Show the Abortion Pill Is Safe. So Why Is the FDA Investigating It Again?
Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This administration has a habit of ignoring scientific evidence.
“If the FDA were to do an actual review based on gold-standard science, I think they would actually end up removing the barriers that remain on mifepristone,” @ushma.bsky.social told @sciam.bsky.social
“If the FDA were to do an actual review based on gold-standard science, I think they would actually end up removing the barriers that remain on mifepristone,” @ushma.bsky.social told @sciam.bsky.social
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Help your patients get the facts. ACOG’s new infographic explains the facts about acetaminophen use in pregnancy; addresses common myths; and offers clear, evidence-based guidance. Download and share this resource in your practice to help your patients feel confident and informed: bit.ly/4hAYNeP
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Help your patients get the facts. ACOG’s new infographic explains the facts about acetaminophen use in pregnancy; addresses common myths; and offers clear, evidence-based guidance. Download and share this resource in your practice to help your patients feel confident and informed: bit.ly/4hAYNeP
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When a complex sexual & reproductive health question comes up mid-clinic, timely peer support matters. The UCSF Reproductive Health Hotline - for clinicians, by clinicians - is free, confidential, and nationwide. Listen to learn more www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzhB...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When a complex sexual & reproductive health question comes up mid-clinic, timely peer support matters. The UCSF Reproductive Health Hotline - for clinicians, by clinicians - is free, confidential, and nationwide. Listen to learn more www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzhB...
🔗 reprohh.ucsf.edu
🔗 reprohh.ucsf.edu
Team Lily is hiring a mental health clinician to join their team supporting pregnant and postpartum people affected by homelessness, substance use, significant mental illness, intimate partner violence, and other significant barriers to traditional pregnancy care.
Learn more and apply here:
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Team Lily is hiring a mental health clinician to join their team supporting pregnant and postpartum people affected by homelessness, substance use, significant mental illness, intimate partner violence, and other significant barriers to traditional pregnancy care.
Learn more and apply here:
Learn more and apply here: