Contraceptive Technology Update – October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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HPV vaccination: Many teens still not receiving the shot
The latest estimates indicate that 60% of adolescent girls and 42% of adolescent boys have received one or more doses of HPV vaccine.
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Affordable Care Act makes impact on costs of many forms of birth control
Results of an analysis of a large national insurer’s prescription claims database indicate the average out-of-pocket expense for a pill prescription fell from $32.74 in the first six months of 2012 to $20.37 in the first six months of 2013, which is a 38% decline, while similar expenses for an intrauterine device insertion fell from $262.38 to $84.30, a 68% drop.
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New teen data — What it means for your practice
A new analysis of national data carries good news the percentage of teens who have experienced sexual intercourse has declined significantly.
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What impact does intimate partner violence have on reproductive decision-making?
In the current study, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, investigators used the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, a population-based surveillance system, to analyze data on more than 193,000 U.S. women with live births between 2004 and 2008.
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Experts advise: Check screening schedule for chlamydia at your organization
Remember when an annual Pap smear for a young woman also provided a chance for routine chlamydia screening? Results from a University of Michigan study of five clinics indicate that when Pap smear schedules were revised in 2009, the number of annual chlamydia screenings dropped in women ages 16-21.
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Urinary tract infections, STIs misdiagnosed in EDs
Distinguishing between these syndromes can be challenging because of overlapping symptomatology (painful or difficult urination, frequency, urgency) and the fact that both are associated with abnormalities on urinalysis, researchers note.