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The Effect of a Full Bladder on Endometrial Biopsy Success in the Office
In this randomized controlled trial of 214 patients, those with a full bladder prior to Pipelle endometrial biopsy had lower first insertion failure rates without the use of a tenaculum (23.4% vs. 42.1%) compared to those with bladder status not taken into account.
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A Tubal Sterilization Knowledge and Decision Aid Support Tool: Does it Make a Difference?
A patient-centered decision aid that improves tubal sterilization knowledge and decision-making quality may be able to fill gaps in counseling and supplement the existing Medicaid sterilization consent process.
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Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is a substantial public health concern with devastating consequences for its victims. The authors highlight the characteristic findings and management strategies to protect our oldest patients.
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Report Shows Problem of Rising Rates of Syphilis Among Service Members
A new report from the Military Health System shows a disturbing trend of increasing rates of syphilis among people serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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Mobile STI Testing Strategy Can Reach People in Rural Areas and Build Trust in Communities
The resurgence of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in recent years is partly because of the lack of resources to provide routine STI testing and treatment in rural areas, where residents may live an hour or two away from the nearest public health department that can offer daily STI services.
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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.