For medical professionals working in reproductive health care and the patients they serve, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade adds to an already confusing swirl of care delivery. While the scientific community agrees that birth control and abortion are important forms of health care that help manage medical conditions and save lives, the political significance of reproductive health care cannot be underestimated.Doctors are not only afraid of providing evidence-based care (they Trying to squeeze their lawyers between appointments with anxious patients), but patients may now be afraid to be honest with their physicians.
The need for precision medicine in reproductive health care has never been greater: For much of the country, abortion legislation and unscientific political rhetoric surrounding birth control have heightened the risk of unwanted pregnancies.
more than 47 million American women As of 2019, 15-49 year olds were using contraceptives and nearly 30% had tried five or more birth control methods. What are the main reasons to stop using hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills? side effect. Because of this, the use of less effective birth control methods, such as withdrawal, has multiplied.
There are plenty of options when it comes to birth control—nearly 200 hormonal drugs on the U.S. market—but doctors rely on CDC’s MEC There is also a haphazard trial-and-error approach when prescribing to patients. This is exacerbated by gaps in research and data when it comes to diseases that affect women differently. The picture is even more pronounced when it comes to reproductive health disorders: While one in three women will experience serious reproductive health problems in her life, Less than 2.5% of publicly funded medical research Focus on female reproductive health disorders.
No wonder people are becoming more resistant to birth control.Poor personal experience (caused by inadequate standards of care) combined with social climate Misunderstandings and Stigma leading many to give up contraceptives altogether.
When it comes to reproductive health care, it is difficult for patients to separate fact from fiction.Missouri state legislator lied The IUD, the abortion pill, is a way of undermining birth control funding. Some states have introduced legislation known as the “heartbeat act” to ban abortions that start when a fetus’s heart begins to beat, but the law actually prohibits abortions before an embryo develops into a fetus, let alone has a heartbeat. If patients only listen to their political leaders, some of them Seemingly not understanding the basics of the reproductive system, they’re in big trouble. Medical professionals are urgently needed to combat misinformation and help patients understand the complex realities of accessing birth control, and this can be done by leveraging the advantages of precision medicine.
Using precision medicine can help physicians take advantage of the life-changing benefits of hormonal contraception and make informed choices about which drug to prescribe by analyzing the patient’s hormones, genetic makeup, and other biomarkers to avoid danger for high-risk patients . Our dynamic hormonal range and genes are unique to each of us; birth control should not be a one-size-fits-all. A type of birth control that might make one woman’s acne worse will help ease another woman’s.Some of these differences, such as the presence of thrombogenic mutations, can be life-or-death differences, however, these genetic risk factors No routine screening before prescribing Contraceptives. Hormonal birth control, if prescribed accurately, can offer a range of impactful health benefits in addition to preventing pregnancy: it can help regulate the menstrual cycle, relieve cramping, PMS, and anemia; clear acne, and is often used to treat a range of Other reproductive health issues. Beyond birth control, turning to precision medicine in reproductive health care can alert physicians to potential future problems and increase the depth and accuracy of overall patient care.
As daunting as the wave of legislation hampering reproductive health services is, this is actually a moment of great choice when it comes to contraceptives. Physicians have tools and resources at their disposal to navigate this challenging time and meet the urgent needs of their patients. Physicians working in reproductive health care have a major task ahead of them, but they can be leaders in advancing the standard of birth control care and demanding that their patients continue to receive the birth control that is best for their bodies.
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