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Findings of a small study indicate that Shang Ring, a device in development, is safe and acceptable to men, which might aid in increasing access to voluntary adult male circumcision in areas at high risk of HIV.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (US MEC) to affirm the use of hormonal contraceptives in women at risk for or living with HIV.
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Add new information to your contraceptive counseling databank: Findings from a just-published study indicate the absolute risk of increased thrombotic stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the use of hormonal contraception is low, although the relative risks vary depending on whether higher doses of estrogen are used.
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Be sure to screen all women between the ages of 14 and 46 for intimate partner violence (IPV), advises new research.
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Listen to the online presentation of "It's Not Just the Pathogen Anymore: The Genital Microbiome and Implications for Sexually Transmitted Infections," the latest in the quarterly STD Prevention Science Series 2012 co-sponsored by the Division of STD Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.
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In discussing birth control options with a patient, she tells you she is interested in taking the Pill, but is concerned that it might be dangerous due to all the risks. Whats your next move?
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Get ready to add new information to your contraceptive clinical dataset.
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Unscheduled spotting and bleeding occurs in 30% to 50% of women in the first few months of combined oral contraceptive (OC) use.1 How can you help patients stay the course?
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One of the clearest outcomes of the 2012 election is that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, has survived the last major threat to its existence.
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An annual Pap smear might soon become a thing of the past. Most women should be screened for cervical cancer no more often than once every three to five years, according to new cervical cancer screening guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).