Sarah Averbach

Title(s)	Associate Adjunct Professor, Ob/Gyn & Reproductive sciences
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Effect of Paracervical Block Volume on Pain Control for Dilation and Aspiration: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug 01; 140(2):234-242. Crouthamel B, Economou N, Averbach S, Rible R, Kully G, Meckstroth K, Mody SK. PMID: 35852274.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
Translation:Humans
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception With Contraceptive Implants and Intrauterine Devices. JAMA. 2022 05 24; 327(20):2013-2014. Averbach S, Hofler L. PMID: 35522320.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India. Cult Health Sex. 2022 Apr 24; 1-16. Dixit A, Johns NE, Ghule M, Battala M, Begum S, Saggurti N, Silverman J, Kiene SM, Benmarhnia T, Averbach S, Raj A. PMID: 35465833.

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Beh Behavioral Sciences Soc Social Sciences
Impact of COVID-19 on abortion method under ten weeks gestational age in Southern California. Contraception. 2022 06; 110:56-60. Sullender RT, Jacobs M, Bukowski K, Marengo A, Mody SK, Averbach SH. PMID: 35263650; PMCID: PMC8898196.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Evaluation of a gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: The CHARM2 cluster randomized control trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Mar; 45:101334. Raj A, Ghule M, Johns NE, Battala M, Begum S, Dixit A, Vaida F, Saggurti N, Silverman JG, Averbach S. PMID: 35274093; PMCID: PMC8902598.

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Time from first clinical contact to abortion in Texas and California. Contraception. 2022 06; 110:76-80. Adams M, Kully G, Tilford S, White K, Mody S, Hildebrand M, Johns N, Grossman D, Averbach S. PMID: 34971611; PMCID: PMC9086143.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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The association between intimate partner violence and recent self-managed abortion in India. AJOG Glob Rep. 2021 Nov; 1(4). Goemans SL, Singh A, Yadav AK, McDougal L, Raj A, Averbach SH. PMID: 35291317; PMCID: PMC8920295.

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Complications after interval postpartum intrauterine device insertion. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 01; 226(1):95.e1-95.e8. Ramos-Rivera M, Averbach S, Selvaduray P, Gibson A, Ngo LL. PMID: 34461075; PMCID: PMC8940222.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
Translation:Humans
Male-female concordance in reported involvement of women in contraceptive decision-making and its association with modern contraceptive use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India. Reprod Health. 2021 Jun 30; 18(1):139. Dixit A, Johns NE, Ghule M, Battala M, Begum S, Yore J, Saggurti N, Silverman JG, Reed E, Benmarhnia T, Averbach S, Raj A. PMID: 34193214; PMCID: PMC8244175.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Pharmacists' knowledge, perspectives, and experiences with mifepristone dispensing for medication abortion. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2021 Nov-Dec; 61(6):785-794.e1. Kaller S, Morris N, Biggs MA, Baba CF, Rafie S, Raine-Bennett TR, Creinin MD, Berry E, Micks EA, Meckstroth KR, Averbach S, Grossman D. PMID: 34281806.

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Pha Pharmacy
Translation:Humans
PrEP University: A Multi-Disciplinary University-Based HIV Prevention Education Program. J Community Health. 2021 12; 46(6):1213-1220. Cannon SM, Graber S, King HL, Hanashiro M, Averbach S, Moore DJ, Blumenthal J. PMID: 34106369; PMCID: PMC8595182.

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Pub Public Health
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Measuring quality of family planning counselling and its effects on uptake of contraceptives in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0239565. Dey AK, Averbach S, Dixit A, Chakraverty A, Dehingia N, Chandurkar D, Singh K, Choudhry V, Silverman JG, Raj A. PMID: 33945555; PMCID: PMC8096066.

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Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Medication Abortion With Pharmacist Dispensing of Mifepristone. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 04 01; 137(4):613-622. Grossman D, Baba CF, Kaller S, Biggs MA, Raifman S, Gurazada T, Rafie S, Averbach S, Meckstroth KR, Micks EA, Berry E, Raine-Bennett TR, Creinin MD. PMID: 33706339; PMCID: PMC7984759.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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FundAl Retroflexion (FAR) Angle is a Novel Sonographic Marker Associated With Cesarean Scar Pregnancies in the First Trimester: A Case-Control Study. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Feb; 41(2):327-333. Zhang-Rutledge K, Pinson K, Perez M, Adami RR, Melber D, Jacobs M, Parast M, Lamale-Smith L, Averbach S, Hahn M, Pretorius D, Ballas J. PMID: 33769573.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging
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Out-of-clinic and self-managed abortion in Bangladesh: menstrual regulation provider perspectives. Reprod Health. 2021 Mar 25; 18(1):69. Crouthamel B, Pearson E, Tilford S, Hurst S, Paul D, Aqtar F, Silverman J, Averbach S. PMID: 33766050; PMCID: PMC7993471.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
Translation:Humans
Intrauterine Devices and Sexually Transmitted Infection among Older Adolescents and Young Adults in a Cluster Randomized Trial. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Jun; 34(3):355-361. El Ayadi AM, Rocca CH, Averbach SH, Goodman S, Darney PD, Patel A, Harper CC. PMID: 33276125; PMCID: PMC8096684.

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Gyn Gynecology Ped Pediatrics
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Beyond preserving Roe: Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg by promoting gender equity and reproductive justice. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Oct; 27:100595. Averbach S. PMID: 33103090; PMCID: PMC7569185.

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Reproductive tract immune cells from pregnant women or those using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate show no excess susceptibility to HIV-1: Results of an ex vivo fusion assay. Contraception. 2021 01; 103(1):44-47. Seidman D, Cavrois M, Hilton JF, Roan NR, Averbach S, Takeda M, Chang E, Raman N, Greenblatt R, Shacklett BL, Smith-McCune K. PMID: 33007299; PMCID: PMC7736211.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Validation of the Interpersonal Quality of Family Planning Scale in a rural Indian setting. Contracept X. 2020; 2:100035. Johns NE, Dixit A, Ghule M, Begum S, Battala M, Kully G, Silverman J, Dehlendorf C, Raj A, Averbach S. PMID: 32793878; PMCID: PMC7416338.

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Associations of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence with overt and covert family planning use among married adolescent girls in Niger. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 May; 22:100359. Silverman JG, Challa S, Boyce SC, Averbach S, Raj A. PMID: 32382722; PMCID: PMC7198910.

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Differential Effects of the Hormonal and Copper Intrauterine Device on the Endometrial Transcriptome. Sci Rep. 2020 04 23; 10(1):6888. Smith-McCune K, Thomas R, Averbach S, Seidman D, Takeda M, Houshdaran S, Giudice LC. PMID: 32327684; PMCID: PMC7181869.

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Sci Science
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A cross-sectional analysis of intimate partner violence and family planning use in rural India. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Apr; 21:100318. Chen GL, Silverman JG, Dixit A, Begum S, Ghule M, Battala M, Johns NE, Raj A, Averbach S. PMID: 32322807; PMCID: PMC7170943.

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Expulsion of intrauterine devices after postpartum placement by timing of placement, delivery type, and intrauterine device type: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 08; 223(2):177-188. Averbach SH, Ermias Y, Jeng G, Curtis KM, Whiteman MK, Berry-Bibee E, Jamieson DJ, Marchbanks PA, Tepper NK, Jatlaoui TC. PMID: 32142826; PMCID: PMC7395881.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
Translation:Humans
Family planning counseling and its associations with modern contraceptive use, initiation, and continuation in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. Reprod Health. 2019 Dec 12; 16(1):178. Dehingia N, Dixit A, Averbach S, Choudhry V, Dey A, Chandurkar D, Nanda P, Silverman JG, Raj A. PMID: 31831034; PMCID: PMC6909586.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Effects of the levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine device, copper intrauterine device, and levonorgestrel-containing oral contraceptive on susceptibility of immune cells from cervix, endometrium and blood to HIV-1 fusion measured ex vivo. PLoS One. 2019; 14(8):e0221181. Cavrois M, Hilton JF, Roan NR, Takeda M, Seidman D, Averbach S, Chang E, Raman N, Greenblatt R, Shacklett BL, Smith-McCune K. PMID: 31437197; PMCID: PMC6705759.

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Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Humans Cells
Health care providers' perspectives on delivering gender equity focused family planning program for young married couples in a cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Maharashtra, India. Gates Open Res. 2019; 3:1508. Nair S, Dixit A, Ghule M, Battala M, Gajanan V, Dasgupta A, Begum S, Averbach S, Donta B, Silverman J, Saggurti N, Raj A. PMID: 32266327; PMCID: PMC7100659.

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A gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: study protocol for the CHARM2 cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation. Reprod Health. 2019 Jun 25; 16(1):88. Dixit A, Averbach S, Yore J, Kully G, Ghule M, Battala M, Begum S, Johns NE, Vaida F, Bharadwaj P, Wyss N, Saggurti N, Silverman J, Raj A. PMID: 31238954; PMCID: PMC6593563.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
Translation:Humans
Menstrual cycle-dependent alterations in glycosylation: a roadmap for defining biomarkers of favorable and unfavorable mucus. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 May; 36(5):847-855. Reynoso-Prieto M, Takeda M, Prakobphol A, Seidman D, Averbach S, Fisher S, Smith-McCune K. PMID: 31073726; PMCID: PMC6541694.

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Gen Genetics Rep Reproductive Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells
The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel contraceptive implant use on breastfeeding and infant growth: a randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2019 02; 99(2):87-93. Averbach S, Kakaire O, McDiehl R, Dehlendorf C, Lester F, Steinauer J. PMID: 30408456; PMCID: PMC6419727.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Gestational dating using last menstrual period and bimanual exam for medication abortion in pharmacies and health centers in Nepal. Contraception. 2018 10; 98(4):296-300. Averbach S, Puri M, Blum M, Rocca C. PMID: 29936150; PMCID: PMC6139283.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Recent intrauterine device use and the risk of precancerous cervical lesions and cervical cancer. Contraception. 2018 Apr 17. Averbach S, Silverberg MJ, Leyden W, Smith-McCune K, Raine-Bennett T, Sawaya GF. PMID: 29673740; PMCID: PMC6192861.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
Immediate versus delayed postpartum use of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants: a randomized controlled trial in Uganda. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 11; 217(5):568.e1-568.e7. Averbach S, Kakaire O, Kayiga H, Lester F, Sokoloff A, Byamugisha J, Dehlendorf C, Steinauer J. PMID: 28610898; PMCID: PMC6310612.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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Effects of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate on the immune microenvironment of the human cervix and endometrium: implications for HIV susceptibility. Mucosal Immunol. 2017 09; 10(5):1270-1278. Smith-McCune KK, Hilton JF, Shanmugasundaram U, Critchfield JW, Greenblatt RM, Seidman D, Averbach S, Giudice LC, Shacklett BL. PMID: 28051087; PMCID: PMC5496803.

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All Allergy and Immunology
Translation:Humans Cells
The effect of intrauterine devices on acquisition and clearance of human papillomavirus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Apr; 216(4):386.e1-386.e5. Averbach SH, Ma Y, Smith-McCune K, Shiboski S, Moscicki AB. PMID: 27986460; PMCID: PMC5406303.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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Re: Prior uterine evacuation of pregnancy as independent risk factor for preterm birth: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 01; 216(1):87. Averbach SH, Seidman D, Steinauer J, Darney P. PMID: 27596618.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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Effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device on the immune microenvironment of the human cervix and endometrium. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2016 08; 76(2):137-48. Shanmugasundaram U, Hilton JF, Critchfield JW, Greenblatt RM, Giudice LC, Averbach S, Seidman D, Shacklett BL, Smith-McCune K. PMID: 27401588; PMCID: PMC5316474.

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All Allergy and Immunology Rep Reproductive Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells CTClinical Trials
Assessment of a high-fidelity mobile simulator for intrauterine contraception training in ambulatory reproductive health centres. J Eur CME. 2016; 5(1):30416. Dodge LE, Hacker MR, Averbach SH, Voit SF, Paul ME. PMID: 29644120; PMCID: PMC5843069.

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Self-collection of vaginal swabs for human papillomavirus screening among women in temporary residential programs. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr; 214(4):546-547. Harvey LFB, Averbach SH, Hacker MR, Modest AM, Scott J, Ricciotti HA. PMID: 26723193; PMCID: PMC4892360.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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Interpretation, communication, and mechanisms of associations between injectable contraception and HIV risk. Lancet HIV. 2015 Sep; 2(9):e365-6. Seidman D, Averbach S, Smith-McCune K, Darney P. PMID: 26423545.

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Acq Acquired Immunodeficiency Synd
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Intracesarean insertion of the Copper T380A versus 6 weeks postcesarean: a randomized clinical trial. Contraception. 2015 Mar; 91(3):198-203. Lester F, Kakaire O, Byamugisha J, Averbach S, Fortin J, Maurer R, Goldberg A. PMID: 25499587.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Testing for sexually transmitted infections at intrauterine device insertion: an evidence-based approach. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Dec; 57(4):682-93. Sufrin CB, Averbach SH. PMID: 25222531.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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Influences of sex, age and education on attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices in South Sudan. Glob Public Health. 2014; 9(7):773-86. Scott J, Hacker M, Averbach S, Modest AM, Cornish S, Spencer D, Murphy M, Parmar P. PMID: 25026024; PMCID: PMC4176771.

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Pub Public Health
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An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach. Confl Health. 2013 Nov 09; 7(1):24. Scott J, Averbach S, Modest AM, Hacker M, Cornish S, Spencer D, Murphy M, Parmar P. PMID: 24209789; PMCID: PMC3826838.

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Mycoplasma genitalium and preterm delivery at an urban community health center. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Oct; 123(1):54-7. Averbach SH, Hacker MR, Yiu T, Modest AM, Dimitrakoff J, Ricciotti HA. PMID: 23834822; PMCID: PMC3777417.

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Gyn Gynecology Obs Obstetrics
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An assessment of gender inequitable norms and gender-based violence in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach. Confl Health. 2013 Mar 06; 7(1):4. Scott J, Averbach S, Modest AM, Hacker MR, Cornish S, Spencer D, Murphy M, Parmar P. PMID: 23497469; PMCID: PMC3599371.

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The association between cervical human papillomavirus infection and HIV acquisition among women in Zimbabwe. AIDS. 2010 Apr 24; 24(7):1035-42. Averbach SH, Gravitt PE, Nowak RG, Celentano DD, Dunbar MS, Morrison CS, Grimes B, Padian NS. PMID: 20397287; PMCID: PMC3831602.

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Acq Acquired Immunodeficiency Synd
Translation:Humans Cells
Increasing access to emergency contraception through online prescription requests. J Reprod Med. 2010 Mar-Apr; 55(3-4):157-60. Averbach S, Wendt JM, Levine DK, Philip SS, Klausner JD. PMID: 20506679.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
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Duet for menstrual protection: a feasibility study in Zimbabwe. Contraception. 2009 Jun; 79(6):463-8. Averbach S, Sahin-Hodoglugil N, Musara P, Chipato T, van der Straten A. PMID: 19442783.

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Rep Reproductive Medicine
Translation:Humans