First Trimester Aspiration Abortion

Presented by: Sanithia L. Williams, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Click here to download this video lecture and here to download the lesson plan/facilitator guide with quiz.

Additional Resources

Society of Family Planning Guidelines on Cervical dilation before first-trimester surgical abortion (<14 weeks’ gestation).

Society of Family Planning Clinical Recommendations: Contraception After Surgical Abortion.

Citations

• _{Jones 2017 AJPH}
• _{The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States. http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2018/the-safety-and-quality-of-abortion-care-in-the-united-states.aspx}
• _{Achilles and Reeves.  Contraception. 2011.}
• _{Allen and Goldberg.  Contraception. 2016.}
• _{World Health Organization. Safe Abortion: Technical and Policy}
• _{Guidance for Health Systems. 2012.}