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To evaluate whether expanding screening questions beyond the date of the last menstrual period improves the accuracy and sensitivity of gestational duration self-assessment at the 70-day threshold for medication abortion.

December 16, 2021American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyOpen Access

Accuracy of self-assessment of gestational duration among people seeking abortion

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To evaluate whether expanding screening questions beyond the date of the last menstrual period improves the accuracy and sensitivity of gestational duration self-assessment at the 70-day threshold for medication abortion.
Assessed gestational duration self-screening questions in a nationally representative sample of individuals seeking abortion.
Compared standard assessment based solely on the last menstrual period against broadened screening questions using the 70-day medication abortion threshold.
Broadening screening questions beyond the last menstrual period improved both the accuracy and sensitivity of self-assessed gestational duration at the 70-day cutoff.
Routine pre-abortion ultrasound assessment may not be clinically necessary, avoiding unnecessary healthcare costs, clinic infection risks, and access barriers.

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National study reveals expanded screening questions improve gestational age self-assessment accuracy, indicating pre-abortion ultrasound may often be unnecessary.

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Ralph et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dec9ff488ed2d92be93e46 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1373

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National study reveals expanded screening questions improve gestational age self-assessment accuracy, indicating pre-abortion ultrasound may often be unnecessary.

Accuracy of self-assessment of gestational duration among people seeking abortion

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Accuracy of self-assessment of gestational duration among people seeking abortion

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