Gynecology

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Apr 7, 2025

Lifetime Estrogen Exposure and Domain-Specific Cognitive Performance: Results from the IGNITE Study

Results from this study suggest that estrogen exposure in young and middle adulthood, including birth control and hormone therapy to manage menopausal symptoms, benefits cognitive function in older adulthood.
Research

Feb 21, 2025

Modeling Basal Body Temperature Data Using Horseshoe Process Regression

This paper develops statistical methods for analyzing time series data that show sharp jumps. The method is developed specifically for modeling changes in basal body temperature over the menstrual cycle.
Research

Jan 29, 2025

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

We assess how contraceptive counseling guidance portrays maternal morbidity/mortality by qualitatively examining 25 gynecology texts. These documents describe maternal morbidity/mortality as rooted in biology, positing contraceptives as the solution.
Commentary

Jan 7, 2025

How Sedation Policies Can Limit Access to Abortion Care

Hospital policies limiting sedation for abortions push procedures into operating rooms, making access more difficult and costly. Reevaluating these policies could improve access, reduce costs, and enhance care efficiency, benefiting patients and health care systems.
Research Summary

Oct 8, 2024

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in Virginia

RAND researchers conducted a case study of laws and policies post-Dobbs in Virginia to better understand the policy landscape and gather perspectives from staff working in abortion facilities and support organizations.
Research

Sep 23, 2024

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in Virginia

This report presents findings from a qualitative study examining state, local, and institutional policies in Virginia—one of the only remaining states in the South post-Dobbs with legal access to abortion care past 13 weeks gestational age.
Research

Sep 9, 2024

Women's Health Hubs: A Rapid Mixed Methods Evaluation

This evaluation explores the 'current state of the art' of Women's Health Hubs, mapping the landscape, studying experiences of delivering and using hub services, and defining key features and early markers of success to inform policy and practice.
Research Summary

Jul 3, 2024

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in North Carolina

A RAND team conducted a case study of laws and policies post-Dobbs in North Carolina to better understand the policy landscape and gather perspectives from staff working in abortion facilities and support organizations.
Research

Jun 20, 2024

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in North Carolina

This report presents findings from a qualitative study examining policies in North Carolina that may further restrict abortion access beyond the state’s current gestational limit of 12 weeks and 6 days.
Press

Jun 20, 2024

Abortion Law in North Carolina Creates More Administration Tasks, Frustration, and Anxiety for Clinic Operators and Staff

Abortion care providers in North Carolina report spending more time on administrative tasks, voice frustration with new required consent forms, have feelings of anxiety and burnout, and fear for the future pipeline of providers since the state adopted regulations in 2023 limiting abortion care.
Commentary

Jun 9, 2023

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

Massachusetts has a law to ensure ease of access to birth control pills, saying there should be no copays and women can fill a 12-month prescription at once. Infertility care has similar protections. But many health plans don't have to comply with state laws because they are “self-insured.”
Commentary

Oct 24, 2022

Privacy Rights Have Changed. Will Data Handling Follow?

Until privacy protection laws are cemented into place, consumer privacy won't be assured unless consumers can effectively take the steps they need to take to protect their data. Tech companies might view this as a burden, but there will likely be profits for those companies that instead see it as an opportunity.

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Lifetime Estrogen Exposure and Domain-Specific Cognitive Performance: Results from the IGNITE Study

Modeling Basal Body Temperature Data Using Horseshoe Process Regression

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

How Sedation Policies Can Limit Access to Abortion Care

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in Virginia

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in Virginia

Women's Health Hubs: A Rapid Mixed Methods Evaluation

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in North Carolina

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in North Carolina

Abortion Law in North Carolina Creates More Administration Tasks, Frustration, and Anxiety for Clinic Operators and Staff

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

Privacy Rights Have Changed. Will Data Handling Follow?

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Lifetime Estrogen Exposure and Domain-Specific Cognitive Performance: Results from the IGNITE Study

Modeling Basal Body Temperature Data Using Horseshoe Process Regression

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

How Sedation Policies Can Limit Access to Abortion Care

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in Virginia

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in Virginia

Women's Health Hubs: A Rapid Mixed Methods Evaluation

How State and Local Policies Affect Abortion Care: A Case Study in North Carolina

Understanding the State and Local Policies Affecting Abortion Care Administration, Access, and Delivery: A Case Study in North Carolina

Abortion Law in North Carolina Creates More Administration Tasks, Frustration, and Anxiety for Clinic Operators and Staff

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

Privacy Rights Have Changed. Will Data Handling Follow?

Oops! An unexpected error has occurred.