Repro Questions ANSIRH'ed: The Latest on Abortion and Reproductive Science

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Welcome to Repro Questions ANSIRH'ed: The Latest on Abortion and Reproductive Science!We are a group of faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco, in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences who are dedicated to sexual and reproductive health policy research. Our organization is called Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, or ANSIRH.We study the impacts of laws and regulations affecting pregnancy, contraception, abortion, and more. This podcast shares our researchers’ ongoing work and how reproductive research can drive policy change.If you’d like to learn more and support our work, please visit us a...

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Abortion Beyond Borders: Telehealth Medication Abortion in the U.S. with Dr. Ushma Upadhyay
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Welcome to Episode 2 of Repro Questions ANSIRH’ed, Abortion Beyond Borders: Telehealth Medication Abortion in the U.S. with Dr. Ushma Upadhyay.

Dr. Upadhyay is a Public Health Scientist and Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences here at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research examines abortion safety, access to reproductive health care, and how state and federal policies shape people’s ability to obtain timely abortion care in the United States. Dr. Upadhyay’s more recent studies have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of telehealth and “no-test” medication abortion care, which includes sending th...


Episode 1: "OTC MAB? OMG!” Over-the-Counter Medication Abortion with Dr. Daniel Grossman
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06/22/2026

Welcome to Episode 1 of Repro Questions ANSIRH’ed: “OTC MAB? OMG!” Over-the-Counter Medication Abortion with Dr. Daniel Grossman.” In addition to his work as an OB/GYN and abortion provider, Dr. Grossman conducts research that aims to improve access to medication abortion. His recent work has focused on demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of pharmacist dispensing of medication abortion pills, including via mail-order pharmacies. He is currently leading a series of projects around the feasibility of making these medications available over-the-counter.


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06/11/2026

Welcome to Repro Questions ANSIRH'ed: The Latest on Abortion and Reproductive Science. My name is Natalie Siyar, and I'm part of an organization called Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, otherwise known as ANSIRH.

We are a group of faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco, in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences who are dedicated to sexual and reproductive health policy research. This means we study the impacts of laws and regulations affecting pregnancy, contraception, abortion, and more.

We are so excited about our work that we wanted to...