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More women are now choosing long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the subdermal contraceptive implant. The number of women using LARC methods rose from 2.4% in 2002 to 8.5% in 2009.
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In a national study, menstrual disorders accounted for 19.1% of 20.1 million physician office visits for gynecologic conditions over two years.
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One problem that policymakers are confronting as they implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that even if people gain health insurance coverage, they might not always be willing to use it.
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A new American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists committee opinion has endorsed use of the U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2013 (US SPR) in counseling patients about how to most effectively use current birth control methods.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) might be to blame for the rise of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer.
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Can increased use of the copper T intrauterine device (ParaGard IUD, Teva Womens Health, North Wales, PA) for emergency contraception (EC) make an impact on the rate of unplanned pregnancy at your clinic?
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The last several years have brought unprecedented attacks on the publicly supported family planning effort in the United States.
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Some 776,000 U.S. residents incur new genital herpes infections annually. There is no cure. Initial, positive results are reported for a therapeutic vaccine candidate for treating genital herpes.
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Women seeking emergency contraception (EC) are at high risk of unintended pregnancy.