Contraceptive Technology Update – September 1, 2010
September 1, 2010
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FDA panel recommends approval of new emergency contraceptive pill
American women might have another option in emergency contraception (EC) if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows the recommendation of its reproductive health panel in approving ulipristal acetate (UPA). -
Estradiol valerate, dienogest OC gets nod
Add Natazia, an estradiol valerate/dienogest pill, to the list of oral contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and now available to U.S. women. -
Organizations advocate for adolescent care
National medical organizations have issued positions on adolescent care will impact your practice. Add the following to the next clinical discussion at your facility: -
Is contraception part of preventive health?
As of September 2010, federal health reform legislation will require all new private health plans to provide coverage of a slate of preventive health services at no cost to patients. Will contraception be included in that coverage? Reproductive health advocates are calling for such measures. -
Multipurpose methods: New prevention option?
When it comes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), young women, adolescents, and the poor often are the most at risk. However, women from all socioeconomic groups face challenges to their sexual and reproductive health. -
Teen Topics: New data emerge on teen sexual health
Morbidities and mortalities among adolescents often are the result of risk-taking behaviors. By tracking behavioral trends, clinicians can provide more tailored education, counseling, and screenings to adolescents. -
STD Quarterly: Check out new HIV testing approaches — Could they impact epidemic in United States?
What will it take to stem the incidence of HIV in the United States? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV in 2006, the most recent year for which data are available. -
STD Quarterly: Erectile dysfunction drug use, STD rate eyed
Check for use of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs among older male patients; a new analysis of insurance records of more than 1.4 million U.S. men over 40 found that those who used ED drugs were more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than were non-users. -
STD Quarterly: Sexual, social factors put women at greater HIV risk
Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, recently discussed her research on the nuances of HIV risk behavior among women with AHC Media, publisher of Contraceptive Technology Update.