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Complex Family Planning Case Lists

Preparation of Case Lists 

 

  1. Submit the case list and completed Case List Affidavit Form(s) electronically by the published deadline. 

  1. Use the electronic forms that can be found on your ABOG portal. The use of any other form or format is not allowed. A paper case list is not acceptable. 

  1. For the 2026 Certifying Exam, collect cases between January 1 and December 31, 2025. If enough cases cannot be collected in a one-year period of time, the collection of cases can be extended to 18 months or two years. However, it may not include cases collected during fellowship. 

  1. Not include any case previously used on a prior case list for a Specialty or Subspecialty Certifying Examination. 

  1. Have the case list certified by the appropriate personnel of the institution(s) in which the care was given. 

  1. De-identify the case list in accordance with the requirements of Section 164.514(a)(b) and (b)(2)(i)&(ii) of the Final Privacy Rule. For guidance, go to: Case List De-Identification. 

  1. Use standard English language nomenclature. Common abbreviations are acceptable. See Appendix A in the bulletin for Acceptable Abbreviations. 

  1. Patients may only be listed once within the case list. If the patient is admitted more than once, you should provide information regarding the additional admissions in the appropriate boxes. 

 

If you are in a group practice where responsibility for patients is shared, the decision of whether to list a particular patient should be based on which physician had primary responsibility for the inpatient care. However, when asked to perform a consult on an inpatient on another physician's service, that patient may be listed. 

 

The case lists must include sufficient numbers, as well as sufficient breadth and depth of clinical difficulty to demonstrate that you are practicing the full spectrum of CFP. 

 

All submitted case lists are subject to audit by the ABOG to ensure completeness and accuracy. 

 

Contact initialcert@abog.org with questions regarding case list requirements. 

 

 

Case List Categories 

 

A list of patients from the candidate’s practice in each of the sections must be submitted online. The minimum number of patients in each category is listed below. Each patient may be listed only once. 

 

Contraception – exactly 40 cases  

  • Evaluate and manage complications of contraception devices – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Contraceptive for patients with complex anatomy – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Patients with specialized contraceptive needs – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Interactions between contraception and other medications – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Contraceptive management for patients with medical comorbidities – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Side effects related to contraception – minimum of 3 cases 

  • Contraceptive counseling – minimum of 2 cases 

  • Permanent surgical contraception – minimum of 5 cases 

 

 

 

Early Pregnancy Assessment/Pre-Abortion Evaluation/Medication Abortion – exactly 30 cases 

  • Early Pregnancy Assessment and Management – exactly 10 cases 
  • 1st Trimester medication abortion – exactly 10 cases
    • Lack of response to medication abortion – minimum of 2 cases
    • Other medication abortion cases
  • Pre-Abortion Evaluation and Management – exactly 10 cases; with a minimum of 2 cases in 4 of the 6 categories
    • Ultrasound evaluation (eg, to determine pregnancy location, determine gestational age, diagnose uterine anomalies, recognize signs of abnormal placentation)
    • Perioperative evaluation and management
    • Atypical anatomic location
    • Feticidal injections
    • Medical comorbidities
    • Periabortal anesthesia and pain management 

 

Procedural Abortion/Abortion Complications/Complex Abortion and Risk Stratification – minimum of 40 cases 

  • Abortion complications – minimum of 10 cases, with no more than 2 per category
    • 2nd trimester medication abortion
    • 2nd trimester procedural abortion
    • Hemorrhage
    • Retained products of conception
    • Hematometra
    • Uterine perforation and initial management of resulting injuries (eg, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, vascular)
    • Cervical lacerations
    • Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE)
    • Thrombotic event
    • Anesthesia complications
    • Undiagnosed placenta site abnormalities
    • Infection
    • Vasovagal response
    • Continuing pregnancy after abortion
    • Unplanned delivery prior to scheduled procedure
    • Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
    • Uterine rupture
  • Procedural abortions
    • 1st trimester abortions – minimum of 10 cases
    • 2nd trimester abortions/D&E - minimum of 50 cases, maximum of 100 cases
    • Abortion with medical comorbidities (eg, prior surgery, fibroids, vascular malformations, multi-gestation) - minimum of 2 cases
    • Abortion with cervical/uterine anomaly/prior surgery - minimum of 2 cases