Contraceptive Technology Update – January 1, 2003
January 1, 2003
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Women who want permanent birth control now have a second option
American women now have a choice when it comes to permanent birth control: They can opt to undergo tubal ligation or choose the Essure transcervical sterilization procedure. -
Who should not use Essure?
Who should not use Essure? -
Will ‘Quick Start’ give women jump on pill use?
You reviewed the instructions for initiating the first pack of oral contraceptives (OCs) with your patient. She elects to use the Sunday start, beginning pills on the first Sunday after her next period. When she returns for a follow-up visit in a few months, though, you discover she never started the pills and now is pregnant. -
Check STD screening: Room for improvement?
Review the number of patients who came through your examination room today, and count how many were screened for one or more sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). If the answer is zero, then perhaps it is time to review your practice guidelines. -
New data address impact of sterilization
Since about one-fourth of all U.S. women ages 15-44 who have ever married have undergone tubal sterilization,1 chances are that you have counseled women about their permanent contraceptive options. -
Douching linked to vaginal infection
Your next patient, a 19-year-old woman who is sexually active, says she douches on a weekly basis for hygiene purposes. She has been previously treated for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). What should you tell her? -
Check your options to expand IUD access
Your patient is a young mother in a mutually monogamous relationship who cannot tolerate oral contraceptives, has heavy menses, and says she doesnt want to use an injectable birth control method. She has no medical insurance coverage. What options can you offer her? -
New on-line program details mifepristone
The Washington, DC-based National Abortion Federation (NAF) has launched the first interactive on-line continuing medical education (CME) program to allow health care providers to learn more about mifepristone. -
Conferences coming for Contraceptive Technology
Circle your calendar for the upcoming annual Contraceptive Technology Conferences. The San Francisco conference is scheduled for March 12-15, with the Washington, DC, conference set for March 26-29.