Pap Smear Ransom - Is It Ethical to Refuse to Refill a Patient's Birth Control Until They Come in for Their Annual Exam?
annual exam
birth control
contraception
office gynecology
Journal
International journal of women's health
ISSN: 1179-1411
Titre abrégé: Int J Womens Health
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101531698
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
16
01
2020
accepted:
30
03
2020
entrez:
21
4
2020
pubmed:
21
4
2020
medline:
21
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A review of the common but questionably ethical practice of refusing to refill a patient's birth control prescription until they are seen in office for, and presumably pay for, a yearly examination. This forced decision between making time for the appointment or risking an unintended pregnancy is comically referred to as "Pap Smear Ransom." This short review examines the limited data to support or decry this common practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32308500
doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S246220
pii: 246220
pmc: PMC7153914
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
265-267Informations de copyright
© 2020 Marchand and Sainz.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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