VCU’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology believes that patients deserve respectful, compassionate and supportive care. Faculty members and residents provide a broad spectrum of family planning services, including:
- Contraceptive counseling and management
- Management of pregnancy loss in the first and second trimester
- Options counseling and future pregnancy guidance
- Interruption of pregnancy
- Sterilization
Our family planning faculty are dedicated to ensuring that patients and their families have a full understanding of their options and receive comprehensive services and support.
Education
Residents spend one-month rotations in family planning during both PGY-1 and PGY-2 in keeping with requirements from the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements. We encourage those interested in pursuing a fellowship in complex family planning to gain additional exposure to the subspecialty during an elective rotation.
Learn more about our residency programResearch
Topics of ongoing research include:
- Pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis
- Expedited partner therapy
- Cervical preparation in the setting of fetal demise
- Immediate postpartum contraception
Faculty
Frances Casey, M.D.
Jennifer Lesko, M.D.
Amy B. Nelson, M.D.
Amy B. Nelson, M.D.
Department of OB/GYN
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: amy.nelson@vcuhealth.org