Americans stockpile abortion pills and hormones ahead of ‘reproductive apocalypse’ under Trump Healthcare providers report unprecedented demand for reproductive and gender-affirming medications: ‘We’ve never seen this before’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/abortion-pills-hormones-trump?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Delo996zld5qXa0dh6I85vOgf3iCw5jmLINys2A_mLE_kUdbgiDh0KOj7Igj_GPv7-6hP3CUCgHFoHRL_lyvdW-rhfg&_hsmi=333852465&utm_content=333852465&utm_source=hs_email Plan B's efficacy for people with higher BMI is a matter of debate Last week’s election results have spurred many Americans to stock up on emergency contraception and abortion pills, according to reproductive health companies like Cadence OTC and Wisp that sell them. While preparing in this way may allay some fears, other troubling questions have been bubbling up in social media discourse about whether the drugs are less effective for people at higher weights. The medical evidence is far from conclusive, with conflicting results for different drugs at different weights. “The science isn’t clear. There have not been any studies that have been big enough and properly designed to answer this question,” Kelly Cleland, president of the American Society for Emergency Contraception, told STAT’s Timmy Broderick. That doesn’t mean people at higher weights shouldn’t take emergency contraception, she and other health experts clarify — but it’s a gap in knowledge that highlights the ways this population can get left behind, in both research and practice. How effective is Plan B for people with higher BMIs? Timmy Broderick By Timmy Broderick Nov. 14, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/14/plan-b-weight-limit-research-emergency-contraception-less-effective-higher-bmi/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HsNfF2FSCM-2fMM_iiH8wWGf-sYsu42cI-ayBbTM0pmrQU731BYJOTJJs4vD-0XiMyjy1zw2-834bDEOvrm5D8C0kyw&_hsmi=333852465&utm_content=333852465&utm_source=hs_email Americans stock up on emergency birth control, abortion pills ahead of second Trump presidency by Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech - 11/12/24 6:00 AM ET https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4984997-emergency-contraception-abortion-pills-trump-reelection/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_LFSPEyoxZzRmvYj1sckU3px56er0NSjf5TWbc7InL-kpIfR6dnZg1jmvlo4gG7MHxRBlKOZ2B02Vw_XIEHPyABECP7w&_hsmi=333852465&utm_content=333852465&utm_source=hs_email