Table 2. Early Pregnancy Failure (EPF) Management Practices Among Family Medicine Educator Respondents
Ever treated EPF (n = 1193)1052 (88.2)
Types of treatment*
    Counseling (n = 1043)1024 (98.2)
    Expectant management (n = 1046)1003 (95.9)
    Medication (n = 1045)760 (72.7)
    Aspiration (n = 1042)171 (16.4)
Treated EPF in past year* (n = 1044)591 (56.6)
Referral practices† (n = 135)
    I refer to someone in my practice.40 (29.6)
    I refer to someone outside my department but within my institution.73 (54.1)
    I refer to the emergency department.5 (3.7)
    I do not refer to anyone in particular.17 (12.6)

  • Data are n (%).

  • ↵* Limited to the 1052 respondents who reported ever treating EPF; n < 1052 where noted because of missing responses.

  • ↵† Limited to those who reported never treating EPF.