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Gynuity Health Projects @Gynuity

Reproductive & maternal health │Nonprofit with 20 plus years' experience generating & promoting evidence to guide policy & inspire innovative practice

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Gynuity Health Projects@Gynuity
15 May 2025
We're taking an indefinite break from Twitter/X. Find us on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Keep up to date with our work through our website gynuity.org
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carafem@carafem
18 Apr 2025
At carafem, we’ve seen firsthand how "missed period pills" can help people take control of their reproductive health through a study we participated in with @Gynuity, no confirmation of pregnancy required.
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Carrie N. Baker@CarrieNBaker
5 Feb 2025
A double dose of the emergency contraceptive ella along with #misoprostol is effective for early abortion, says new study from @Gynuity . @Plancpills msmagazine.com/2025/02/03/ab…

Research Supports New Medication Abortion Regime—But Some Fear Political Risks

Ulipristal acetate, emergency contraceptive, could offer an alternative medication abortion—but it might fuel efforts to restrict Ella/Plan B.

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Healio Women’s Health & OB/GYN@healiowomen
4 Feb 2025
📢 Data from a small study suggest ulipristal acetate plus #misoprotol was effective and safe for early #medicationabortion up to 63 days’ gestation, 💊 but more research is needed. @NEJMEvidence @Gynuity healio.com/news/womens-healt…

Ulipristal-misoprostol regimen ‘viable alternative’ for early medication abortion

Ulipristal acetate followed by misoprostol was effective and acceptable for medication abortion up to 63 days’ gestation with no serious adverse events, but more studies are needed, data from a...

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Estamos muy orgullosas(os) de presentar los resultados de un estudio colaborativo publicado en @NEJMEvidence que evalúa la posibilidad de #ulipristal en lugar de #mifepristona en un régimen combinado con #misoprostol para #abortoconmedicamentos --evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/1…

A Proof-of-Concept Study of Ulipristal Acetate for Early Medication Abortion

The current regimen for early medication abortion in many countries is mifepristone and misoprostol, but mifepristone is relatively expensive and limited in many regions. Ulipristal acetate, with a...

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We're proud to present the results from a collaborative study assessing the possibility of #ulipristal instead of #mifepristone in a combined regimen with #misoprostol for #medicationabortion. @OPTinnovate. Article published in @NEJMEvidence -- evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/1…
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Andrew Weeks@adweeks
10 Sep 2024
An insight into the birth preferences on women being induced in an Indian government hospital. Fascinating project to be involved with - thanks to Lydia Hawker and colleagues at @AIIMSNagpur @Gynuity @GMCNagpur @LightlyKate @kingdon_carol @LivUniMedicine @LivUni
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Induction of labor is an increasingly common intervention but experiences & preferences of induction methods are under-researched. Understanding these perspectives is important to improve the childbirth experience: bit.ly/3MrfECe in @AjogGlobal
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🧐bit.ly/3xoHD1y ➡️Published studies on #telemedicine medication #abortion & labor induction with oral #misoprostol for #hypertension in pregnancy ➡️Ongoing research on alternative abortifacients, ‘period pill’ regimens & a #postpartum self-care monitoring app
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Spoiler Alert. #Telemedicine medication abortion without in-person tests is safe, feasible and acceptable, according to our study in Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan >> bit.ly/4aOYecr
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Today is #WorldPreeclampsiaDay. Check out the latest evidence on the use of low-dose oral #misoprostol tablets for labor induction in pregnancies complicated by #hypertension. Randomized trial results hot off the press➡️ bit.ly/4dQghl4
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SanyuResearch@ResearchSanyu
10 May 2024
Can you replace oxytocin infusion with oral misoprostol tablets when inducing labour? See the evidence from our multicentre randomised trial published today in BJOG. @NIHRresearch @The_MRC @LivUni @wellcometrust @WHO @Gynuity @LiverpoolWomens obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…

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Objective To assess whether, in those requiring continuing uterine stimulation after cervical ripening with oral misoprostol and membrane rupture, augmentation with low-dose oral misoprostol is...

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BMC Series
@BMC_series
29 Nov 2023
A study published in #BMCMedResMethodol introduces PaGES: a Participant-Generated Experience and Satisfaction Index, a new Patient-Reported Outcomes or Experience Measures (PROMS/PREMS) evaluation tool. bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcent…
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Opportunities for philanthropic support of #abortion access and #reproductive rights. @BridgespanGroup Overview: bit.ly/3JxIlvO. Find @Gynuity alongside @avowtx @avowtexas @Guttmacher @nirhealth @SocietyFP under orgs that advance repro rights, justice and field building
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We're delighted to add Tanzania to our Map of #Mifepristone Approvals—bit.ly/3Wb64JM. We congratulate everyone involved in getting mifepristone approved, a decision that will help strengthen access to #reproductive healthcare options for individuals in Tanzania.
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Population Council@Pop_Council
27 Mar 2024
In a conversation w/ @themeteor, the Council's @lisabhaddad & @Gynuity's Beverly Winikoff discuss #mifepristone, the politics behind targeting the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill, & how the #SCOTUS decision may impact #reprohealth in the US. Read: wearethemeteor.com/the-abort…

The Abortion Pill on Trial

But the case itself is farfetched, argues Dr. Lisa Haddad, the medical director for the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research, the nonprofit research center that led clinical testing on...

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Serra Sippel@SerraSippel
25 Mar 2024
👉🏽Beverly Winikoff @Gynuity: "no matter the outcome at the Supreme Court, medication abortion is here to stay" 💚via @andrew_chung_ @Reuters reuters.com/world/us/us-supr…

US Supreme Court abortion pill fight brings claims of distorted science

The abortion opponents who are seeking to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone point to three studies by Gynuity Health Projects, a New York-based women's...

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🧐bit.ly/3IUwPKJ 👉Medication abortion screening by computer 👉Experiences & satisfaction with childbirth tool 👉Assessing misoprostol-only for #telemedicine #medicationabortion 👉Reproductive health #self-care in humanitarian & fragile settings 👉#SCOTUS amicus brief
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👏👏👏Senators in France overwhelmingly approve the inclusion in the Constitution of the "guaranteed freedom" of women "to have recourse to a voluntary termination of pregnancy", paving the way for final adoption of the text in Congress next month.
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We applaud Ecuador's Ministry of Health for successfully including mifepristone in its National Essential Medicines List, as well as those who helped make it happen. Map available in Spanish gynuity.org/resources/map-of…
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