Reproductive Health

MAP's definition of reproductive health encompasses a wide range of topics, including:

  • contraception
  • pregnancy options counseling
  • informed consent and state-regulated consent procedures
  • sexual history-taking
  • preventing and treating sexually transmitted infections
  • HIV/AIDS testing and management
  • cancer screening
  • cultural competence
  • management of pregnancy loss, first trimester bleeding and ectopic pregnancy
  • emergency contraception
  • contraceptive device insertion and removal
  • elective abortion procedures, including manual vacuum aspiration (MVA), electric vacuum aspiration, and medical abortion
  • infertility
  • natural family planning
  • adoption
  • parenting and families
  • public policy & advocacy
  • laws and regulations
  • safety and violence
  • ethics
  • access to health care
  • reproductive justice