Eleanor Drey, MD, EdM

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Email: dreye@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Eleanor Drey, M.D., Ed.M., is the Medical Director of the Women's Options Center of San Francisco General Hospital and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences of the University of California, San Francisco. She received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1996.  After completing her obstetrics and gynecology residency at UCSF, she completed a Clinical and Research Fellowship in Family Planning there.
 

Areas of Interest:

  • Risk factors associated with delayed presentation for abortion
  • Safety and clinical effects of pre-abortion induced fetal demise 
  • Cervical dilation techniques before surgical abortion
  • Post-abortion contraception, including insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices


For a complete list of publications, please click here: Publications on PubMed


Updated May 2012

Citations:

  • Harper CC, Speidel JJ, Drey EA, Trussell J, Blum M, Darney PD. Copper intrauterine device for emergency contraception: clinical practice among contraceptive providers. Obstet Gynecol. 2012:119(2 Pt 1):220-6.
  • Kerns J, Vanjani R, Freedman L, Meckstroth K, Drey EA, Steinauer J. Women's decision making regarding choice of second trimester termination method for pregnancy complications. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012:116(3):244-8.
  • Drey EA, Reeves MF, Ogawa DD, Sokoloff A, Darney PD, Steinauer JE. Inertion of intrauterine contraceptives immediately following first- and second-trimester abortions. Contraception. 2009:5(79):397-402.
  • Harper CC, Blum M, Thiel de Bocanegra H, Darney P, Speidel J, Policar M, Drey E. Challenges in Translating Evidence to Practice: The Provision of Intrauterine Contraception. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2008:6(111):1359-69.