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An important change might be on the horizon for adolescents seeking emergency contraception (EC).
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When it comes to providing oral contraceptives (OCs) to patients for the first time, 87% of respondents to the 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey say they choose Quick Start, the immediate initiation of the hormonal method in the office.
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More women may be moving toward use of the contraceptive vaginal ring, implant, and intrauterine device (IUD), but combined oral contraceptives (OCs) continue to lead as a top birth control choice.
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For the past decade, subscribers to Contraceptive Technology Update have been asked questions about their prescribing practices. The question "In the past year, how many IUDs have you personally inserted?"
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Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease is the leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis (within the first week of life) in the United States.
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In this study, 2,499 hiv-seronegative men or transgender females who have sex with men (MSM) were randomized to daily TDF/FTC vs. placebo in a multicenter, controlled trial with clinical sites in North America, Latin America, Thailand, and Africa.
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I was asked earlier this week to see a patient with candidemia. The patient had severe cirrhosis and had previously had placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for control of complications of portal hypertension.