Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Gynecology and reproductive health care

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Issues related to pregnancy and obstetric care are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Obstetric and neonatal health care".)

Links to other COVID-19-related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)

General guidance for gynecologic care

●International

•International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): Statement on sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings during COVID-19 (2020)

●Japan

•[In Japanese] Japan Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSIDOG): Response to new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) – Focusing on perinatal medical care, 6th edition (2021)

Gynecologic cancer

●International

•International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): Statement on abnormal uterine bleeding and COVID-19 (2020)

•FIGO: Statement on COVID-19 & management of gynecological cancers (2020)

●Europe

•European Association of Urology (EAU): COVID-19 recommendations (2020)

Gynecologic surgery

●International

•International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): Statement about resuming elective surgery at the current point of the COVID-19 health crisis (2020)

•International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE): Guidelines and recommendations on gynecological endoscopy during the evolutionary phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (2020)

●United States

•American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), AAGL, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), AUGS, Society of Family Planning (SFP), SGS, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and SGO: Joint statement on elective surgeries (2020)

•American College of Surgeons (ACS): COVID-19 guidelines for triage of gynecology patients (2020)

Reproductive health services

●International

•World Health Organization (WHO): Living guidance for clinical management of COVID-19 (2021)

•International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): Statement on abortion access and safety with COVID-19 (2020)

•FIGO: Statement on COVID-19 contraception and family planning (2020)

•FIGO: Statement on fertility treatment and COVID-19 (2020)

•WHO: Maintaining essential health services – Operational guidance for the COVID-19 context interim guidance (2020)

●United Kingdom

•Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) and British Fertility Society (BFS): UK best practice guidelines for reintroduction of routine fertility treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

•Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP), and Royal College of Midwives (RCM): Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and abortion care – Information for healthcare professionals (2020)

●India

•Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Guidelines for recommencing ART services during COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

Ultrasound and other imaging

●International

•International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG): Consensus statement on rationalization of gynecological ultrasound services in context of SARS-CoV-2 (2020)

•ISUOG: Position statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19 (2020)

•ISUOG: Position statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound (2020)

●Canada

•Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) and Canadian Association of Radiology (CAR): Guidelines for breast imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

●United States

•Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM): COVID-19 ultrasound clinical practice suggestions (2020)

Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.

●[International] World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Contraception and family planning

●[United Kingdom] Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and abortion care

UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5^th to 6^th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)