Making your health a focus can be hard to do. This #NationalWomensHealthWeek, we’re spotlighting two key resources that can help you take charge of your health and your life: your ob-gyn and ACOG’s Every Stage Health website.
Ob-gyns are the only health care professionals who care for patients during every stage of their life. They support your whole health, from mental well-being to preventive care, family planning, and more, and can be great trusted partners in your health journey.
Looking for quick access to trusted info on the go? Every Stage Health shares easy-to-read resources on some of the topics that matter most when it comes to your health.
Talk with your ob-gyn or visit Every Stage Health today at the link in our bio.
Today, the United States Supreme Court ordered that mifepristone remain available through telehealth and by mail while the court case continues in Louisiana. This order protects the health of patients and allows ob-gyns to continue offering patient-centered reproductive health care.
The evidence remains clear: Mifepristone is not only safe, but it’s also an essential tool in patient care. ACOG will continue our efforts to protect patients’ access to evidence-based reproductive health care, which includes mifepristone.
Is stress making you anxious during menopause? You’re not alone. Swipe for a #MenopauseMinute to learn from ob-gyn experts about anxiety during menopause.
For more information on managing menopause and the stress that accompanies it, order Menopause: What Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know at the link in our bio.
On Mother’s Day, we honor the many paths to motherhood and the strength of those who nurture, guide, and care for others. ACOG is here to support you with expert care, advocacy, and compassion, today and every day.
#MothersDay
Mental health changes are a common part of pregnancy and postpartum life.
If you’re experiencing mood changes or symptoms of depression or anxiety, your ob-gyn can help you find safe and effective treatment options. Talk with your ob-gyn about how you’re feeling and get the support you need.
Watch our video to learn more about the signs of mental health changes and the treatment options available at the link in our bio.
#MaternalMHmatters #MMHW
ACOG Chief Legal Officer Molly Meegan, JD, recently appeared on MSNOW to discuss how the ongoing court case, the State of Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is affecting ob-gyns and patients across the country as we await a decision from the Supreme Court.
“It’s difficult to be an ob-gyn in this country at the moment. It’s even more difficult to be a patient trying to obtain basic, essential reproductive health care,” Meegan said. Telehealth access to mifepristone for medication abortion and miscarriage management is vital for patients living in areas labeled maternity care deserts, defined by March of Dimes as a county without an obstetric care professional or a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care. Without the option of telehealth, these patients would potentially have to travel hours to receive care in addition to finding childcare, taking time off of work, and organizing transportation—challenges that already make these patients less likely to receive care at all.
The current attack on telehealth access to mifepristone clearly targets abortion and reproductive health care as a whole; it puts pregnant patients’ health at risk, threatens the patient–physician relationship, and jeopardizes physicians’ ability to provide their patients with evidence-based care. Mifepristone is safe and effective and should be easily accessible to those who need it.
Learn more about our position at the link in our bio.
Mifepristone is essential. We must continue to protect access to evidence-based reproductive health care grounded in science, not ideology.
You can be a force for health in your community—no action is too small. When you speak up, you make a difference.
Wondering what you can do? Start by knowing the facts: Mifepristone is safe, effective, and essential. Then engage within your community—online or in person!—and share why access to reproductive health care and mifepristone matters to you.
Visit our website at the link in our bio for more information on abortion care.
#ActionWithACOG
Confused by the recent news surrounding mifepristone? You’re not alone. Learn more about the medication and ongoing court case as we await the Supreme Court’s decision.
A similar case in 2023 challenged the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in an effort to further restrict access to abortion care. Read an ob-gyn expert’s perspective information about abortion and miscarriage care with or without mifepristone at the link in our bio.
#ActionWithACOG
Last night, ACOG led 20 medical organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to stay or vacate the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision to cut off telehealth access to mifepristone.
Extensive clinical evidence, scientific research, and data speak to mifepristone’s safety. In the brief, we emphasize mifepristone’s history of safe usage and explain to the Supreme Court why mifepristone’s availability by telehealth is vitally important to the provision of more equitable reproductive health care for all patients. Read the press release at the link in our bio.
Once again, reproductive health care is under attack—and like always, we’re fighting back.
Efforts to limit access to mifepristone—a safe, effective, and essential tool in medication abortion and management of pregnancy loss—puts pregnant patients at risk and ignores the clear, science-backed evidence that mifepristone is safe. Cutting off telehealth access to mifepristone will worsen existing inequities for people who already face barriers to care, such as people of color, those with low income, or people living in rural areas—and their families and communities.
Join ACOG for a digital day of action this Friday, May 8, to challenge efforts to restrict access to mifepristone and defend reproductive health care.
We will be sharing facts and resources you can use to make your voice heard. Take a stand with us in defending access to evidence-based reproductive health care by sharing why it matters to you, your family, and your community using #ActionWithACOG.
Curious about chiropractic care for your menopause symptoms? Swipe to see this week’s #MenopauseMinute for evidence-based answers from ob-gyn experts.
Order Menopause: What Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know for more information on managing the menopause transition at the link in our bio.
We’re thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration between ACOG and OpenEvidence that will expand access to ACOG’s trusted guidance for ob-gyn care.
ACOG’s evidence-based clinical guidance is now integrated into OpenEvidence, an AI-powered clinical decision support tool and medical search platform widely used among U.S. physicians.
Ob-gyns and clinicians across specialties can use this point-of-care decision-making tool with the assurance that its insights are informed by ACOG’s world-class clinical resources.
Read the press release at the link in our bio.
