Contraceptive Technology Update – November 1, 2013
November 1, 2013
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Technology holds the key — Help young women pick prevention options
In a 2013 national online survey of young women, more than half (58%) said they did not use contraception all the time. -
How to boost use of HPV vaccine in boys
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show about one in five boys got at least one of the recommended three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine last year. -
STI infections in teens might boost HIV risk later
Results of a new study indicate individuals who contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during their teen years have a greater HIV risk into young adulthood. -
Calcium supplements may not aid breast cancer
Calcium and vitamin D supplements are widely prescribed to women undergoing treatment for breast cancer to prevent and manage osteoporosis. Why? -
Guest Column by Robert Hatcher, MD: Numbers matter when it comes to contraception
It was my privilege to be on the Williams College Board of Trustees with a remarkable man, Faye Vincent. After graduating from Williams and from the law school at Yale, he became a successful lawyer and then president of Columbia Pictures, which at that time was owned by Coca Cola. So he was also a vice president of Coca Cola. Later on, he became commissioner of Major League Baseball.