Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Family Planning NSW, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Oct 1;33(5):425-430. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000746.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing healthcare disparities worldwide and has challenged access to family planning (FP) services.
Research has identified ways in which government regulations and healthcare programs have inhibited or increased access to FP services, as well as how the pandemic has changed individuals' sexual and reproductive health behaviors and intentions.
The pandemic has had both positive and negative effects on access to FP services. Innovations in various delivery services, extended use of contraception, telehealth for medication abortion, and a no-test medication abortion protocol have decreased the need for in-person visits and improved access to FP services.
COVID-19 大流行凸显了全球现有的医疗保健差距,并对计划生育 (FP) 服务的可及性提出了挑战。
研究确定了政府法规和医疗保健计划在哪些方面抑制或增加了 FP 服务的可及性,以及大流行如何改变了个人的性健康和生殖健康行为和意图。
大流行对 FP 服务的可及性产生了正反两方面的影响。各种交付服务的创新、延长避孕措施的使用、药物流产的远程医疗以及无需检测的药物流产方案减少了对面对面就诊的需求,并改善了 FP 服务的可及性。