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Message Needs to Get Out that PrEP Is Not Only for Cisgender Men
Cisgender women sometimes are left out of the provider-patient conversations when it comes to discussing their risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can make them safer, a new paper finds.
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LGBTQ+ Community Often Overlooked in Reproductive Health Research
Contraceptive Technology Update (CTU) asked Melissa Ertl, PhD, assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, about her new research paper on health equity and research with people in the LGBTQ+ community.
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Sexual Health Education Is Lacking for Gender Diverse Youth
Young people who are gender diverse lack adequate educational resources in sexual health education, and providers often need to fill in the information gaps.
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NYC School-Based Health Centers Successfully Provide LARC to Students
School-based health centers can offer long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) care to adolescents and have positive results regarding LARC initiation and six-month continuation, new research shows.
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Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception Works Well — Even if Taken Before Sex
A new study using a mathematical model finds that an oral dose of 1.5 mg levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive (LNG-EC) is safe and largely effective both when taken shortly before sexual intercourse and shortly after — so long as the woman is not ovulating.
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Women Who Want Immediate Postpartum LARC Face Various Barriers
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) barriers include its higher cost and the need for in-clinic/office insertion and removal.
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Many People Still Report Experiencing Reproductive Counseling Coercion
Subtle and more overt acts of reproductive counseling coercion still occur in the United States, affecting more than two in five women in their lifetime, research shows.
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Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Pediatric Sexual Abuse and Assault
Child sexual abuse is a common concern for patients presenting to the emergency department. The approach depends not only on the age and development of the child, but also the allegations, time since the contact occurred, and the child's symptoms. It is imperative that all clinicians are familiar with the optimal approach and evaluation of a child with alleged sexual abuse.
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Culture of Safety Results in Low Reported Harm Rate
A focused effort to create a just culture is paying off in big ways for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, which is seeing low rates of errors and patient harm while instilling a sense of safety responsibility at all levels.
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Kentucky Protects Clinicians from Criminal Charges
The state of Kentucky has responded to the sensational criminal prosecution of a nurse in neighboring Tennessee by enacting a law that shields healthcare providers from criminal prosecution for medical errors.